Burkina Faso vs Papua New Guinea: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote

Burkina Faso
100.0%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
100.0%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
1st

Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Papua New Guinea
020406080100190019622025

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1910s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1920s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1930s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1940s 10.0% 0.0% 10.0% Burkina Faso
1950s 42.0% 45.0% 3.0% Papua New Guinea
1960s 100.0% 80.0% 20.0% Burkina Faso
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, Burkina Faso or Papua New Guinea?
Burkina Faso, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea?
0.0%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea?
92 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
How do Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea 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

Indicator
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Unit
%
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,409 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.