Afghanistan vs Malawi: Universal right to vote

Afghanistan
2
in 2025
Malawi
2
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
1st
Malawi rank
1st

Universal right to vote over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 2 against 2 in Malawi, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 135 shared years of data; in 1891 it was Malawi ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 1st and Malawi ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Malawi Difference Ahead
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0.9 0 0.9 Afghanistan
1940s 1 0 1 Afghanistan
1950s 1 0 1 Afghanistan
1960s 1.6 1.2 0.4 Afghanistan
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 Malawi?
Afghanistan, at 2 against 2 in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in universal right to vote between Afghanistan and Malawi?
0, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Malawi?
135 years are reported by both, from 1891 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Malawi rank globally for universal right to vote?
Afghanistan ranks 1st and Malawi 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

Indicator
Universal right to vote
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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.