Egypt vs Malaysia: Universal right to vote in practice
Egypt
2
in 2025
Malaysia
2
in 2025
Egypt rank
1st
Malaysia rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Egypt
- Malaysia
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2 against 2 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 152 shared years of data; in 1874 it was Malaysia ahead.
Egypt ranks 1st and Malaysia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.4 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | Malaysia |
| 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 Malaysia?
- Egypt, at 2 against 2 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Egypt and Malaysia?
- 0, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Malaysia?
- 152 years are reported by both, from 1874 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Malaysia rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Egypt ranks 1st and Malaysia 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).