Germany vs United States: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Germany
100.0%
in 2025
United States
100.0%
in 2025
Germany rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Germany
- United States
How they compare
Germany currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in United States, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 191 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United States ahead.
Germany ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 8 and United States in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.0% | 27.5% | 27.5% | United States |
| 1790s | 0.0% | 29.5% | 29.5% | United States |
| 1800s | 0.0% | 32.0% | 32.0% | United States |
| 1810s | 0.0% | 34.0% | 34.0% | United States |
| 1820s | 0.0% | 35.0% | 35.0% | United States |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 35.0% | 35.0% | United States |
| 1840s | 4.0% | 35.0% | 31.0% | United States |
| 1850s | 20.0% | 35.0% | 15.0% | United States |
| 1860s | 20.0% | 35.0% | 15.0% | United States |
| 1870s | 47.0% | 44.0% | 3.0% | Germany |
| 1880s | 50.0% | 43.0% | 7.0% | Germany |
| 1890s | 50.0% | 42.0% | 8.0% | Germany |
| 1900s | 50.0% | 41.0% | 9.0% | Germany |
| 1910s | 55.0% | 41.0% | 14.0% | Germany |
| 1920s | 100.0% | 88.0% | 12.0% | Germany |
| 1930s | 100.0% | 90.7% | 9.3% | Germany |
| 1940s | 100.0% | 92.8% | 7.2% | Germany |
| 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, Germany or United States?
- Germany, at 100.0% against 100.0% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Germany and United States?
- 0.0%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?
- 191 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Germany and United States rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Germany ranks 1st and United States 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.