Australia vs New Zealand: Suffrage
Australia
100
in 2025
New Zealand
100
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Suffrage over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Australia currently reports 100 against 100 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was New Zealand ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 9.72 | 0 | 9.72 | Australia |
| 1850s | 23.5 | 29.75 | 6.25 | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 50 | 35 | 15 | Australia |
| 1870s | 50 | 36.5 | 13.5 | Australia |
| 1880s | 50 | 50 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 50 | 85 | 35 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 85 | 100 | 15 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 91 | 100 | 9 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 95 | 100 | 5 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 95 | 100 | 5 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 96.2 | 100 | 3.8 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 98 | 100 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 99.4 | 100 | 0.6 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 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 New Zealand?
- Australia, at 100 against 100 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in suffrage between Australia and New Zealand?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for suffrage?
- Australia ranks 1st and New Zealand 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.