France vs Spain: Suffrage

France
100
in 2025
Spain
100
in 2025
France rank
1st
Spain rank
1st

Suffrage over time

  • France
  • Spain
020406080100178919072025

How they compare

France currently reports 100 against 100 in Spain, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was France ahead.

France ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, France averaged higher in 10 and Spain in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Spain Difference Ahead
1780s 40 0 40 France
1790s 42 0 42 France
1800s 40 0 40 France
1810s 16.6 10 6.6 France
1820s 1 15 14 Spain
1830s 1.9 8 6.1 Spain
1840s 11.8 5.6 6.2 France
1850s 50 3.8 46.2 France
1860s 50 7.6 42.4 France
1870s 50 46 4 France
1880s 50 10 40 France
1890s 50 46 4 France
1900s 50 50 0 —
1910s 50 50 0 —
1920s 50 50 0 —
1930s 50 90 40 Spain
1940s 75 100 25 Spain
1950s 100 100 0 —
1960s 100 100 0 —
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, France or Spain?
France, at 100 against 100 in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in suffrage between France and Spain?
0, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do France and Spain rank globally for suffrage?
France ranks 1st and Spain 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Suffrage
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,409 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed