Bhutan vs Egypt: Universal right to vote in practice
Bhutan
2
in 2025
Egypt
2
in 2025
Bhutan rank
1st
Egypt rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Bhutan
- Egypt
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 2 against 2 in Egypt, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Egypt ahead.
Bhutan ranks 1st and Egypt ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Egypt in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Egypt |
| 1960s | 0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | Egypt |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.4 | 2 | 1.6 | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Bhutan |
| 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, Bhutan or Egypt?
- Bhutan, at 2 against 2 in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Bhutan and Egypt?
- 0, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Egypt?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Egypt rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Bhutan 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).