Netherlands vs Syria: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Netherlands
100.0%
in 2025
Syria
100.0%
in 2025
Netherlands rank
1st
Syria rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Netherlands
- Syria
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Syria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 234 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Syria ahead.
Netherlands ranks 1st and Syria ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Syria | 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% | 0.0% | 12.9% | Netherlands |
| 1820s | 5.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% | Netherlands |
| 1830s | 6.0% | 0.0% | 6.0% | Netherlands |
| 1840s | 5.8% | 0.0% | 5.8% | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 5.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 6.0% | 0.0% | 6.0% | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 6.6% | 5.0% | 1.6% | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 8.6% | 0.0% | 8.6% | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 18.4% | 0.0% | 18.4% | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 30.0% | 5.0% | 25.0% | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 38.0% | 22.0% | 16.0% | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 100.0% | 20.0% | 80.0% | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 100.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 100.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 100.0% | 59.5% | 40.5% | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 91.0% | 9.0% | Netherlands |
| 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 Syria?
- Netherlands, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Netherlands and Syria?
- 0.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Syria?
- 234 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Syria rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Netherlands ranks 1st and Syria 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.