Sri Lanka vs Thailand: Universal right to vote in practice
Sri Lanka
2
in 2025
Thailand
2
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Thailand rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Sri Lanka
- Thailand
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2 against 2 in Thailand, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Thailand ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 1st and Thailand ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 6 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Thailand | 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 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | Thailand |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | Thailand |
| 1950s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | Sri Lanka |
| 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, Sri Lanka or Thailand?
- Sri Lanka, at 2 against 2 in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Sri Lanka and Thailand?
- 0, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Thailand?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Thailand rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Sri Lanka ranks 1st and Thailand 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).