Norway vs Spain: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Norway
100.0%
in 2025
Spain
100.0%
in 2025
Norway rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Norway
- Spain
How they compare
Norway currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Spain ahead.
Norway ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 10 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1790s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1800s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1810s | 11.8% | 10.0% | 1.8% | Norway |
| 1820s | 17.8% | 15.0% | 2.8% | Norway |
| 1830s | 15.2% | 8.0% | 7.2% | Norway |
| 1840s | 15.0% | 5.6% | 9.4% | Norway |
| 1850s | 14.3% | 3.8% | 10.5% | Norway |
| 1860s | 13.6% | 7.6% | 6.0% | Norway |
| 1870s | 12.3% | 46.0% | 33.7% | Spain |
| 1880s | 16.8% | 10.0% | 6.8% | Norway |
| 1890s | 26.0% | 46.0% | 20.0% | Spain |
| 1900s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 80.0% | 50.0% | 30.0% | Norway |
| 1920s | 100.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | Norway |
| 1930s | 100.0% | 90.0% | 10.0% | Norway |
| 1940s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1950s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 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, Norway or Spain?
- Norway, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Norway and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Spain?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Spain rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Norway ranks 1st and Spain 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.