Nicaragua vs Portugal: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Nicaragua
100.0%
in 2025
Portugal
100.0%
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Nicaragua
- Portugal
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Portugal, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 12 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 20.0% | 17.5% | 2.5% | Nicaragua |
| 1840s | 20.0% | 17.5% | 2.5% | Nicaragua |
| 1850s | 18.0% | 17.5% | 0.5% | Nicaragua |
| 1860s | 10.0% | 17.8% | 7.8% | Portugal |
| 1870s | 10.0% | 24.0% | 14.0% | Portugal |
| 1880s | 22.0% | 40.0% | 18.0% | Portugal |
| 1890s | 47.0% | 30.0% | 17.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 50.0% | 20.0% | 30.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 50.0% | 28.0% | 22.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 50.0% | 30.0% | 20.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 50.0% | 39.0% | 11.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 50.0% | 45.0% | 5.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 70.0% | 50.0% | 20.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 60.0% | 40.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 85.0% | 15.0% | Nicaragua |
| 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, Nicaragua or Portugal?
- Nicaragua, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Nicaragua and Portugal?
- 0.0%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Portugal?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Portugal rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Nicaragua ranks 1st and Portugal 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.