Australia vs United States: Suffrage
Australia
100
in 2025
United States
100
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Suffrage over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
Australia currently reports 100 against 100 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United States ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 11 and United States in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | United States |
| 1790s | 0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | United States |
| 1800s | 0 | 32 | 32 | United States |
| 1810s | 0 | 34 | 34 | United States |
| 1820s | 0 | 35 | 35 | United States |
| 1830s | 0 | 35 | 35 | United States |
| 1840s | 8.75 | 35 | 26.25 | United States |
| 1850s | 23.5 | 35 | 11.5 | United States |
| 1860s | 50 | 35 | 15 | Australia |
| 1870s | 50 | 44 | 6 | Australia |
| 1880s | 50 | 43 | 7 | Australia |
| 1890s | 50 | 42 | 8 | Australia |
| 1900s | 85 | 41 | 44 | Australia |
| 1910s | 91 | 41 | 50 | Australia |
| 1920s | 95 | 88 | 7 | Australia |
| 1930s | 95 | 90.7 | 4.3 | Australia |
| 1940s | 96.2 | 93.4 | 2.8 | Australia |
| 1950s | 98 | 95 | 3 | Australia |
| 1960s | 99.4 | 97 | 2.4 | Australia |
| 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 United States?
- Australia, at 100 against 100 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in suffrage between Australia and United States?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for suffrage?
- Australia ranks 1st and United States 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.