Australia vs Congo: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Australia
100.0%
in 2025
Congo
100.0%
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Congo rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Australia
- Congo
How they compare
Australia currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Congo, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and Congo ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Congo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 90.0% | 0.0% | 90.0% | Australia |
| 1910s | 91.0% | 0.0% | 91.0% | Australia |
| 1920s | 95.0% | 0.0% | 95.0% | Australia |
| 1930s | 95.0% | 0.0% | 95.0% | Australia |
| 1940s | 96.2% | 4.0% | 92.2% | Australia |
| 1950s | 98.0% | 43.0% | 55.0% | Australia |
| 1960s | 99.4% | 100.0% | 0.6% | Congo |
| 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, Australia or Congo?
- Australia, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Australia and Congo?
- 0.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Congo?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Congo rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Australia ranks 1st and Congo 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.