Maldives vs Papua New Guinea: Suffrage

Maldives
100
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
100
in 2025
Maldives rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
1st

Suffrage over time

  • Maldives
  • Papua New Guinea
020406080100190019622025

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 100 against 100 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Maldives ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0 —
1910s 0 0 0 —
1920s 0 0 0 —
1930s 70 0 70 Maldives
1940s 100 0 100 Maldives
1950s 100 45 55 Maldives
1960s 100 80 20 Maldives
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, Maldives or Papua New Guinea?
Maldives, at 100 against 100 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in suffrage between Maldives and Papua New Guinea?
0, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Papua New Guinea?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Maldives and Papua New Guinea rank globally for suffrage?
Maldives ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea 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