Belgium vs Canada: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Belgium
100.0%
in 2025
Canada
100.0%
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
Canada rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Belgium
- Canada
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Canada, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Canada ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Canada ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Canada in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 2.8% | 35.6% | 32.7% | Canada |
| 1850s | 4.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% | Canada |
| 1860s | 4.0% | 22.0% | 18.0% | Canada |
| 1870s | 4.0% | 22.0% | 18.0% | Canada |
| 1880s | 4.0% | 31.5% | 27.5% | Canada |
| 1890s | 31.6% | 40.2% | 8.6% | Canada |
| 1900s | 50.0% | 40.0% | 10.0% | Belgium |
| 1910s | 50.0% | 40.0% | 10.0% | Belgium |
| 1920s | 50.0% | 85.0% | 35.0% | Canada |
| 1930s | 50.0% | 90.0% | 40.0% | Canada |
| 1940s | 55.0% | 90.0% | 35.0% | Canada |
| 1950s | 100.0% | 95.0% | 5.0% | Belgium |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 99.5% | 0.5% | Belgium |
| 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, Belgium or Canada?
- Belgium, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Belgium and Canada?
- 0.0%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Canada?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Canada rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Canada 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.