Romania vs Turkey: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote

Romania
100.0%
in 2025
Turkey
100.0%
in 2025
Romania rank
1st
Turkey rank
1st

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

  • Romania
  • Turkey
020406080100178919072025

How they compare

Romania currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Turkey, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Turkey ahead.

Romania ranks 1st and Turkey ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 8 and Turkey in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Turkey Difference Ahead
1780s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1790s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1800s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1810s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1820s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1830s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1840s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1850s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Romania
1860s 13.2% 0.0% 13.2% Romania
1870s 7.0% 5.0% 2.0% Romania
1880s 7.3% 0.0% 7.3% Romania
1890s 8.5% 0.0% 8.5% Romania
1900s 40.0% 5.0% 35.0% Romania
1910s 41.0% 25.0% 16.0% Romania
1920s 50.0% 40.0% 10.0% Romania
1930s 55.0% 95.0% 40.0% Turkey
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, Romania or Turkey?
Romania, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Turkey as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Romania and Turkey?
0.0%, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Turkey?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Romania and Turkey rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
Romania ranks 1st and Turkey 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.