Netherlands vs Norway: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Netherlands
100.0%
in 2025
Norway
100.0%
in 2025
Netherlands rank
1st
Norway rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Netherlands
- Norway
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Norway, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Norway ahead.
Netherlands ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1790s | 16.0% | 0.0% | 16.0% | Netherlands |
| 1800s | 11.2% | 0.0% | 11.2% | Netherlands |
| 1810s | 12.9% | 11.8% | 1.1% | Netherlands |
| 1820s | 5.0% | 17.8% | 12.8% | Norway |
| 1830s | 6.0% | 15.2% | 9.2% | Norway |
| 1840s | 5.8% | 15.0% | 9.2% | Norway |
| 1850s | 5.0% | 14.3% | 9.3% | Norway |
| 1860s | 6.0% | 13.6% | 7.6% | Norway |
| 1870s | 6.6% | 12.3% | 5.7% | Norway |
| 1880s | 8.6% | 16.8% | 8.2% | Norway |
| 1890s | 18.4% | 26.0% | 7.6% | Norway |
| 1900s | 30.0% | 50.0% | 20.0% | Norway |
| 1910s | 38.0% | 80.0% | 42.0% | Norway |
| 1920s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 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, Netherlands or Norway?
- Netherlands, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Netherlands and Norway?
- 0.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Norway?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Norway rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Netherlands ranks 1st and Norway 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.