Australia vs Sweden: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Australia
100.0%
in 2025
Sweden
100.0%
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Australia currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 9 and Sweden in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1790s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1800s | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | Sweden |
| 1810s | 0.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | Sweden |
| 1820s | 0.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | Sweden |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | Sweden |
| 1840s | 8.8% | 8.0% | 0.8% | Australia |
| 1850s | 23.5% | 8.0% | 15.5% | Australia |
| 1860s | 50.0% | 10.8% | 39.2% | Australia |
| 1870s | 50.0% | 15.6% | 34.4% | Australia |
| 1880s | 50.0% | 16.6% | 33.4% | Australia |
| 1890s | 50.0% | 17.7% | 32.3% | Australia |
| 1900s | 85.0% | 21.1% | 63.9% | Australia |
| 1910s | 91.0% | 40.0% | 51.0% | Australia |
| 1920s | 95.0% | 88.0% | 7.0% | Australia |
| 1930s | 95.0% | 100.0% | 5.0% | Sweden |
| 1940s | 96.2% | 100.0% | 3.8% | Sweden |
| 1950s | 98.0% | 100.0% | 2.0% | Sweden |
| 1960s | 99.4% | 100.0% | 0.6% | Sweden |
| 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 Sweden?
- Australia, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Australia and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Australia ranks 1st and Sweden 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.