Liberia vs Sweden: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Liberia
100.0%
in 2025
Sweden
100.0%
in 2025
Liberia rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Liberia
- Sweden
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 205 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Sweden ahead.
Liberia ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | Sweden |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | Sweden |
| 1840s | 4.5% | 8.0% | 3.5% | Sweden |
| 1850s | 15.0% | 8.0% | 7.0% | Liberia |
| 1860s | 15.0% | 10.8% | 4.2% | Liberia |
| 1870s | 15.0% | 15.6% | 0.6% | Sweden |
| 1880s | 15.0% | 16.6% | 1.6% | Sweden |
| 1890s | 15.0% | 17.7% | 2.7% | Sweden |
| 1900s | 3.6% | 21.1% | 17.5% | Sweden |
| 1910s | 10.0% | 40.0% | 30.0% | Sweden |
| 1920s | 10.0% | 88.0% | 78.0% | Sweden |
| 1930s | 10.0% | 100.0% | 90.0% | Sweden |
| 1940s | 28.0% | 100.0% | 72.0% | 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, Liberia or Sweden?
- Liberia, 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 Liberia and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sweden?
- 205 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and Sweden rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Liberia 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.