Egypt vs Lebanon: Universal right to vote in practice
Egypt
2
in 2025
Lebanon
2
in 2025
Egypt rank
1st
Lebanon rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Egypt
- Lebanon
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2 against 2 in Lebanon, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Lebanon ahead.
Egypt ranks 1st and Lebanon ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Lebanon in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Lebanon |
| 1950s | 0.2 | 1.8 | 1.6 | Lebanon |
| 1960s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | Lebanon |
| 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 Lebanon?
- Egypt, at 2 against 2 in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Egypt and Lebanon?
- 0, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Lebanon?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Lebanon rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Egypt ranks 1st and Lebanon 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.
Individual pages
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).