Australia vs India: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Australia
100.0%
in 2025
India
100.0%
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
India rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Australia
- India
How they compare
Australia currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in India, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was India ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and India ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 11 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1790s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1800s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1810s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1840s | 8.8% | 0.0% | 8.8% | Australia |
| 1850s | 23.5% | 0.0% | 23.5% | Australia |
| 1860s | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | Australia |
| 1870s | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | Australia |
| 1880s | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | Australia |
| 1890s | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | Australia |
| 1900s | 85.0% | 0.0% | 85.0% | Australia |
| 1910s | 91.0% | 1.0% | 90.0% | Australia |
| 1920s | 95.0% | 3.0% | 92.0% | Australia |
| 1930s | 95.0% | 6.5% | 88.5% | Australia |
| 1940s | 96.2% | 10.0% | 86.2% | Australia |
| 1950s | 98.0% | 100.0% | 2.0% | India |
| 1960s | 99.4% | 100.0% | 0.6% | India |
| 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 India?
- Australia, at 100.0% against 100.0% in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Australia and India?
- 0.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and India?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Australia and India rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Australia ranks 1st and India 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.