New Zealand vs Tanzania: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote

New Zealand
100.0%
in 2025
Tanzania
100.0%
in 2025
New Zealand rank
1st
Tanzania rank
1st

Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time

  • New Zealand
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was New Zealand ahead.

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

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Tanzania Difference Ahead
1910s 100.0% 0.0% 100.0% New Zealand
1920s 100.0% 0.0% 100.0% New Zealand
1930s 100.0% 0.0% 100.0% New Zealand
1940s 100.0% 0.0% 100.0% New Zealand
1950s 100.0% 0.4% 99.6% New Zealand
1960s 100.0% 73.0% 27.0% New Zealand
1970s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% β€”
1980s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% β€”
1990s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% β€”
2000s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% β€”
2010s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% β€”
2020s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% β€”

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, New Zealand or Tanzania?
New Zealand, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Tanzania as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between New Zealand and Tanzania?
0.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Tanzania?
112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Tanzania rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
New Zealand ranks 1st and Tanzania 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

Indicator
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Unit
%
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,409 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.