Australia vs Sweden: Suffrage
Australia
100
in 2025
Sweden
100
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Suffrage over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Australia currently reports 100 against 100 in Sweden, a difference of 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 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Sweden |
| 1810s | 0 | 8 | 8 | Sweden |
| 1820s | 0 | 8 | 8 | Sweden |
| 1830s | 0 | 8 | 8 | Sweden |
| 1840s | 8.75 | 8 | 0.75 | Australia |
| 1850s | 23.5 | 8 | 15.5 | Australia |
| 1860s | 50 | 10.8 | 39.2 | Australia |
| 1870s | 50 | 15.6 | 34.4 | Australia |
| 1880s | 50 | 16.6 | 33.4 | Australia |
| 1890s | 50 | 17.7 | 32.3 | Australia |
| 1900s | 85 | 21.1 | 63.9 | Australia |
| 1910s | 91 | 40 | 51 | Australia |
| 1920s | 95 | 88 | 7 | Australia |
| 1930s | 95 | 100 | 5 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 96.2 | 100 | 3.8 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 98 | 100 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 99.4 | 100 | 0.6 | Sweden |
| 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 Sweden?
- Australia, at 100 against 100 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in suffrage between Australia and Sweden?
- 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 suffrage?
- Australia ranks 1st and Sweden 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.