Australia vs China: Suffrage
Australia
100
in 2025
China
100
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
China rank
1st
Suffrage over time
- Australia
- China
How they compare
Australia currently reports 100 against 100 in China, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was China ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and China ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 13 and China in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 8.75 | 0 | 8.75 | Australia |
| 1850s | 23.5 | 0 | 23.5 | Australia |
| 1860s | 50 | 0 | 50 | Australia |
| 1870s | 50 | 0 | 50 | Australia |
| 1880s | 50 | 0 | 50 | Australia |
| 1890s | 50 | 0 | 50 | Australia |
| 1900s | 85 | 0 | 85 | Australia |
| 1910s | 91 | 8 | 83 | Australia |
| 1920s | 95 | 10 | 85 | Australia |
| 1930s | 95 | 10 | 85 | Australia |
| 1940s | 96.2 | 37 | 59.2 | Australia |
| 1950s | 98 | 98.8 | 0.8 | China |
| 1960s | 99.4 | 98 | 1.4 | Australia |
| 1970s | 100 | 98 | 2 | Australia |
| 1980s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suffrage, Australia or China?
- Australia, at 100 against 100 in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in suffrage between Australia and China?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Australia and China rank globally for suffrage?
- Australia ranks 1st and China ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Suffrage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.