Australia vs New Zealand: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Australia
100.0%
in 2025
New Zealand
100.0%
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Australia currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0%.
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 | 9.7% | 0.0% | 9.7% | Australia |
| 1850s | 23.5% | 29.8% | 6.2% | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 50.0% | 35.0% | 15.0% | Australia |
| 1870s | 50.0% | 36.5% | 13.5% | Australia |
| 1880s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 50.0% | 85.0% | 35.0% | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 85.0% | 100.0% | 15.0% | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 91.0% | 100.0% | 9.0% | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 95.0% | 100.0% | 5.0% | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 95.0% | 100.0% | 5.0% | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 96.2% | 100.0% | 3.8% | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 98.0% | 100.0% | 2.0% | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 99.4% | 100.0% | 0.6% | New Zealand |
| 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 New Zealand?
- Australia, at 100.0% against 100.0% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Australia and New Zealand?
- 0.0%, 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 share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Australia ranks 1st and New Zealand 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.