Iraq vs Nicaragua: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Iraq
100.0%
in 2025
Nicaragua
100.0%
in 2025
Iraq rank
1st
Nicaragua rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Iraq
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Iraq ranks 1st and Nicaragua ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1850s | 0.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1870s | 5.0% | 10.0% | 5.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 47.0% | 47.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 5.0% | 50.0% | 45.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 25.0% | 50.0% | 25.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 36.0% | 50.0% | 14.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1950s | 50.0% | 70.0% | 20.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 50.0% | 100.0% | 50.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 50.0% | 100.0% | 50.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 95.0% | 100.0% | 5.0% | Nicaragua |
| 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, Iraq or Nicaragua?
- Iraq, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Iraq and Nicaragua?
- 0.0%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nicaragua?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Nicaragua rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Iraq ranks 1st and Nicaragua 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.