Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote by country
Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.
Countries reporting
173
Highest
100.0%
Afghanistan
Lowest
0.0%
Vatican
Median
100.0%
Years covered
237
1789–2025
Data points
30,409
What the numbers show
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote is currently reported for 173 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Afghanistan; the lowest is 0.0% in Vatican.
The median across all reporting countries is 100.0%, and the mean is 96.9%.
Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in United Arab Emirates (up 44.0%), and the largest decrease in Palestine (down 100.0%).
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Angola | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Albania | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Argentina | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Armenia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Australia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Austria | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Burundi | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Belgium | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Benin | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Belarus | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bolivia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Brazil | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bhutan | 100.0% | 2025 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Botswana | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Central African Republic | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Canada | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Chile | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | China | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cameroon | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Congo | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Colombia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Comoros | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cuba | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Czechia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Germany | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Djibouti | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Denmark | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Algeria | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ecuador | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Egypt | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Eritrea | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Spain | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Estonia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ethiopia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Fiji | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | France | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Gabon | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Georgia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ghana | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Guinea | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Gambia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Guinea-Bissau | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Equatorial Guinea | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Greece | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Guatemala | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Guyana | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Honduras | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Croatia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Haiti | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Hungary | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Indonesia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | India | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Iran | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Iraq | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Iceland | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Israel | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Italy | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Jamaica | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Jordan | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Japan | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kenya | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cambodia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | South Korea | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Laos | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lebanon | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Liberia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Libya | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lesotho | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lithuania | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Latvia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Morocco | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Moldova | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Madagascar | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Maldives | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mexico | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mali | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Myanmar | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Montenegro | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mongolia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Mozambique | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mauritania | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mauritius | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Malawi | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Malaysia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Namibia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Niger | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Nigeria | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Nicaragua | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Netherlands | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Norway | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Nepal | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Oman | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Pakistan | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Panama | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Peru | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Philippines | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Papua New Guinea | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Poland | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | North Korea | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Portugal | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Paraguay | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Romania | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Russia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Rwanda | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Sudan | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Senegal | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | El Salvador | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Serbia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | South Sudan | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Sao Tome and Principe | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Suriname | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Slovakia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Slovenia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Sweden | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Eswatini | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Seychelles | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Syria | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Chad | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Togo | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Tajikistan | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | East Timor | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Tunisia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Turkey | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Tanzania | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Uganda | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ukraine | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uruguay | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | United States | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Venezuela | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Vietnam | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Vanuatu | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Yemen | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | South Africa | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Zambia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Taiwan | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 170 | Thailand | 99.4% | 2025 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 171 | United Arab Emirates | 36.0% | 2025 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Qatar | 35.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 173 | Somalia | 0.2% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Palestine | 0.0% | 1948 | down 100.0% | flat |
| 174 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 174 | Vatican | 0.0% | 1870 | — | volatile |
About this data
Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.