Cambodia vs Egypt: Universal right to vote in practice
Cambodia
2
in 2025
Egypt
2
in 2025
Cambodia rank
1st
Egypt rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Cambodia
- Egypt
How they compare
Cambodia 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.
Cambodia ranks 1st and Egypt ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 3 and Egypt in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | 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 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | Cambodia |
| 1960s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Cambodia |
| 1970s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Cambodia |
| 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, Cambodia or Egypt?
- Cambodia, at 2 against 2 in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Cambodia and Egypt?
- 0, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Egypt?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Cambodia and Egypt rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Cambodia 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).