Iraq vs Pakistan: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Iraq
100.0%
in 2025
Pakistan
100.0%
in 2025
Iraq rank
1st
Pakistan rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Iraq
- Pakistan
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Pakistan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 187 shared years of data; in 1839 it was Pakistan ahead.
Iraq ranks 1st and Pakistan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 6 and Pakistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1870s | 5.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% | Iraq |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 5.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% | Iraq |
| 1910s | 25.0% | 1.0% | 24.0% | Iraq |
| 1920s | 36.0% | 3.0% | 33.0% | Iraq |
| 1930s | 50.0% | 6.5% | 43.5% | Iraq |
| 1940s | 50.0% | 37.0% | 13.0% | Iraq |
| 1950s | 50.0% | 100.0% | 50.0% | Pakistan |
| 1960s | 50.0% | 100.0% | 50.0% | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 50.0% | 100.0% | 50.0% | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 95.0% | 100.0% | 5.0% | Pakistan |
| 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, Iraq or Pakistan?
- Iraq, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Iraq and Pakistan?
- 0.0%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Pakistan?
- 187 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Pakistan rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Iraq ranks 1st and Pakistan 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.