Albania vs Laos: Universal right to vote in practice
Albania
2
in 2025
Laos
2
in 2025
Albania rank
1st
Laos rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Albania
- Laos
How they compare
Albania currently reports 2 against 2 in Laos, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1912 it was Laos ahead.
Albania ranks 1st and Laos ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Albania has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Albania |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Albania |
| 1940s | 1.3 | 0 | 1.3 | Albania |
| 1950s | 2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | Albania |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | Albania |
| 1980s | 2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | Albania |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Albania |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Albania |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Albania or Laos?
- Albania, at 2 against 2 in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Albania and Laos?
- 0, with Albania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Laos?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1912 to 2025.
- How do Albania and Laos rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Albania ranks 1st and Laos ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).