Australia vs Egypt: Universal right to vote in practice
Australia
2
in 2025
Egypt
2
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Egypt rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Australia
- Egypt
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2 against 2 in Egypt, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Egypt ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and Egypt ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Australia |
| 1900s | 1.9 | 0 | 1.9 | Australia |
| 1910s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Australia |
| 1920s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Australia |
| 1930s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Australia |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Australia |
| 1950s | 2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | Australia |
| 1960s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Australia |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Australia |
| 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, Australia or Egypt?
- Australia, at 2 against 2 in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Australia and Egypt?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Egypt?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Egypt rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Australia ranks 1st and Egypt 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).