Malta vs Sri Lanka: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Malta
100.0%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
100.0%
in 2025
Malta rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Malta
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Malta currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 120 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 3.6% | 0.0% | 3.6% | Malta |
| 1910s | 4.0% | 4.5% | 0.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 22.9% | 8.5% | 14.4% | Malta |
| 1930s | 25.0% | 55.0% | 30.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 47.5% | 100.0% | 52.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 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, Malta or Sri Lanka?
- Malta, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Malta and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sri Lanka?
- 120 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Malta ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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.