Kenya vs Turkmenistan: Universal right to vote in practice
Kenya
2
in 2025
Turkmenistan
2
in 2025
Kenya rank
1st
Turkmenistan rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Kenya
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 2 against 2 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 131 shared years of data; in 1895 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Kenya ranks 1st and Turkmenistan ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Turkmenistan |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Turkmenistan |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, Kenya or Turkmenistan?
- Kenya, at 2 against 2 in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Kenya and Turkmenistan?
- 0, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Turkmenistan?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Turkmenistan rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Kenya ranks 1st and Turkmenistan 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).