Algeria vs United States: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Algeria
100.0%
in 2025
United States
100.0%
in 2025
Algeria rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Algeria
- United States
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in United States, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was United States ahead.
Algeria ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 176 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5.0% | 41.0% | 36.0% | United States |
| 1910s | 5.0% | 41.0% | 36.0% | United States |
| 1920s | 5.0% | 88.0% | 83.0% | United States |
| 1930s | 5.0% | 90.7% | 85.7% | United States |
| 1940s | 21.0% | 93.4% | 72.4% | United States |
| 1950s | 45.0% | 95.0% | 50.0% | United States |
| 1960s | 83.5% | 97.0% | 13.5% | United States |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adult citizens who have the right to vote, Algeria or United States?
- Algeria, at 100.0% against 100.0% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Algeria and United States?
- 0.0%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and United States?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and United States rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Algeria ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of adult citizens who have the 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
Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.