Egypt vs Iraq: Universal right to vote in practice
Egypt
2
in 2025
Iraq
2
in 2025
Egypt rank
1st
Iraq rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Egypt
- Iraq
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2 against 2 in Iraq, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Iraq ahead.
Egypt ranks 1st and Iraq ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and Iraq in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Egypt |
| 1960s | 1.4 | 0 | 1.4 | Egypt |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | Iraq |
| 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 Iraq?
- Egypt, at 2 against 2 in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Egypt and Iraq?
- 0, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iraq?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Iraq rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Egypt ranks 1st and Iraq 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).