Spain vs Turkey: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Spain
100.0%
in 2025
Turkey
100.0%
in 2025
Spain rank
1st
Turkey rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Spain
- Turkey
How they compare
Spain currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Turkey, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Turkey ahead.
Spain ranks 1st and Turkey ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 12 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | 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 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 10.0% | Spain |
| 1820s | 15.0% | 0.0% | 15.0% | Spain |
| 1830s | 8.0% | 0.0% | 8.0% | Spain |
| 1840s | 5.6% | 0.0% | 5.6% | Spain |
| 1850s | 3.8% | 0.0% | 3.8% | Spain |
| 1860s | 7.6% | 0.0% | 7.6% | Spain |
| 1870s | 46.0% | 5.0% | 41.0% | Spain |
| 1880s | 10.0% | 0.0% | 10.0% | Spain |
| 1890s | 46.0% | 0.0% | 46.0% | Spain |
| 1900s | 50.0% | 5.0% | 45.0% | Spain |
| 1910s | 50.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | Spain |
| 1920s | 50.0% | 40.0% | 10.0% | Spain |
| 1930s | 90.0% | 95.0% | 5.0% | 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, Spain or Turkey?
- Spain, 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 Spain and Turkey?
- 0.0%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Turkey?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Turkey rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Spain 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
Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.