Netherlands vs Spain: Suffrage
Netherlands
100
in 2025
Spain
100
in 2025
Netherlands rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Suffrage over time
- Netherlands
- Spain
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 100 against 100 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Spain ahead.
Netherlands ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 7 and Spain in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 16 | 0 | 16 | Netherlands |
| 1800s | 11.2 | 0 | 11.2 | Netherlands |
| 1810s | 12.9 | 10 | 2.9 | Netherlands |
| 1820s | 5 | 15 | 10 | Spain |
| 1830s | 6 | 8 | 2 | Spain |
| 1840s | 5.8 | 5.6 | 0.2 | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 5 | 3.8 | 1.2 | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 6 | 7.6 | 1.6 | Spain |
| 1870s | 6.6 | 46 | 39.4 | Spain |
| 1880s | 8.6 | 10 | 1.4 | Spain |
| 1890s | 18.4 | 46 | 27.6 | Spain |
| 1900s | 30 | 50 | 20 | Spain |
| 1910s | 38 | 50 | 12 | Spain |
| 1920s | 100 | 50 | 50 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 100 | 90 | 10 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 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, Netherlands or Spain?
- Netherlands, at 100 against 100 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in suffrage between Netherlands and Spain?
- 0, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for suffrage?
- Netherlands ranks 1st and Spain 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.