Egypt vs Yemen: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Egypt
100.0%
in 2025
Yemen
100.0%
in 2025
Egypt rank
1st
Yemen rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Egypt
- Yemen
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Yemen, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 164 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Yemen ahead.
Egypt ranks 1st and Yemen ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1790s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1800s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1810s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1860s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | Egypt |
| 1870s | 2.5% | 5.0% | 2.5% | Yemen |
| 1880s | 23.2% | 0.0% | 23.2% | Egypt |
| 1890s | 30.0% | 0.0% | 30.0% | Egypt |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | Yemen |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adult citizens who have the right to vote, Egypt or Yemen?
- Egypt, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Egypt and Yemen?
- 0.0%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Yemen?
- 164 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Yemen rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Egypt ranks 1st and Yemen ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.