Egypt vs Netherlands: Universal right to vote in practice
Egypt
2
in 2025
Netherlands
2
in 2025
Egypt rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Egypt
- Netherlands
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2 against 2 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.
Across all 237 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Netherlands | 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 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 0.2 | 2 | 1.8 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | Netherlands |
| 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 Netherlands?
- Egypt, at 2 against 2 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Egypt and Netherlands?
- 0, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Netherlands?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Netherlands rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Egypt ranks 1st and Netherlands 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).