Egypt vs Finland: Universal right to vote in practice
Egypt
2
in 2025
Finland
2
in 2025
Egypt rank
1st
Finland rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Egypt
- Finland
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2 against 2 in Finland, a difference of 0.
Across all 217 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 1st and Finland ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Finland |
| 1920s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Finland |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Finland |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Finland |
| 1950s | 0.2 | 2 | 1.8 | Finland |
| 1960s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Finland |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | Finland |
| 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, Egypt or Finland?
- Egypt, at 2 against 2 in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Egypt and Finland?
- 0, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Finland?
- 217 years are reported by both, from 1809 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Finland rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Egypt ranks 1st and Finland 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).