Italy vs Sweden: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Italy
100.0%
in 2025
Sweden
100.0%
in 2025
Italy rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Italy currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 210 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Sweden ahead.
Italy ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | Sweden |
| 1820s | 0.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | Sweden |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | Sweden |
| 1840s | 0.8% | 8.0% | 7.2% | Sweden |
| 1850s | 4.3% | 8.0% | 3.7% | Sweden |
| 1860s | 5.0% | 11.1% | 6.1% | Sweden |
| 1870s | 5.0% | 15.6% | 10.6% | Sweden |
| 1880s | 13.0% | 16.6% | 3.6% | Sweden |
| 1890s | 15.0% | 17.7% | 2.7% | Sweden |
| 1900s | 15.0% | 21.1% | 6.1% | Sweden |
| 1910s | 39.5% | 40.0% | 0.5% | Sweden |
| 1920s | 50.0% | 88.0% | 38.0% | Sweden |
| 1930s | 50.0% | 100.0% | 50.0% | Sweden |
| 1940s | 70.0% | 100.0% | 30.0% | Sweden |
| 1950s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 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, Italy or Sweden?
- Italy, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Italy and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Italy ranks 1st and Sweden 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.