New Zealand vs Portugal: Suffrage

New Zealand
100
in 2025
Portugal
100
in 2025
New Zealand rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st

Suffrage over time

  • New Zealand
  • Portugal
020406080100178919072025

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 100 against 100 in Portugal, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Portugal ahead.

New Zealand ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 13 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Portugal Difference Ahead
1840s 0 17.5 17.5 Portugal
1850s 29.75 17.5 12.25 New Zealand
1860s 35 17.75 17.25 New Zealand
1870s 36.5 24 12.5 New Zealand
1880s 50 40 10 New Zealand
1890s 85 30 55 New Zealand
1900s 100 20 80 New Zealand
1910s 100 28 72 New Zealand
1920s 100 30 70 New Zealand
1930s 100 39 61 New Zealand
1940s 100 45 55 New Zealand
1950s 100 50 50 New Zealand
1960s 100 60 40 New Zealand
1970s 100 85 15 New Zealand
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, New Zealand or Portugal?
New Zealand, at 100 against 100 in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in suffrage between New Zealand and Portugal?
0, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Portugal?
185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Portugal rank globally for suffrage?
New Zealand ranks 1st and Portugal 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