Afghanistan vs Burkina Faso: Universal right to vote
Afghanistan
2
in 2025
Burkina Faso
2
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
1st
Burkina Faso rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Afghanistan
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 2 against 2 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 1st and Burkina Faso ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Burkina Faso in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, Afghanistan or Burkina Faso?
- Afghanistan, at 2 against 2 in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
- 0, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Burkina Faso rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st and Burkina Faso 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. 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 men and women that are citizens are allowed to vote in national elections (score 2), whether it is only men (score 1), or there is no universal rights to vote for either men or women (score 0). It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.