El Salvador vs New Zealand: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote

El Salvador
100.0%
in 2025
New Zealand
100.0%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st

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

  • El Salvador
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador New Zealand Difference Ahead
1840s 50.0% 0.0% 50.0% El Salvador
1850s 50.0% 29.8% 20.2% El Salvador
1860s 50.0% 35.0% 15.0% El Salvador
1870s 50.0% 36.5% 13.5% El Salvador
1880s 50.0% 50.0% 0.0% β€”
1890s 50.0% 85.0% 35.0% New Zealand
1900s 50.0% 100.0% 50.0% New Zealand
1910s 50.0% 100.0% 50.0% New Zealand
1920s 50.0% 100.0% 50.0% New Zealand
1930s 50.0% 100.0% 50.0% New Zealand
1940s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% β€”
1950s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% β€”
1960s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% β€”
1970s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% β€”
1980s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% β€”
1990s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% β€”
2000s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% β€”
2010s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% β€”
2020s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% β€”

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, El Salvador or New Zealand?
El Salvador, at 100.0% against 100.0% in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between El Salvador and New Zealand?
0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and New Zealand?
185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and New Zealand rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
El Salvador ranks 1st and New Zealand 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.