Tanzania vs Turkey: Universal right to vote in practice
Tanzania
2
in 2025
Turkey
2
in 2025
Tanzania rank
1st
Turkey rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Tanzania
- Turkey
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 2 against 2 in Turkey, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 105 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Turkey ahead.
Tanzania ranks 1st and Turkey ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Turkey |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Turkey |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Turkey |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Turkey |
| 1960s | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.4 | Turkey |
| 1970s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, Tanzania or Turkey?
- Tanzania, at 2 against 2 in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Tanzania and Turkey?
- 0, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Turkey?
- 105 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2025.
- How do Tanzania and Turkey rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Tanzania ranks 1st and Turkey 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).