Spain vs Yemen: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Spain
100.0%
in 2025
Yemen
100.0%
in 2025
Spain rank
1st
Yemen rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Spain
- Yemen
How they compare
Spain currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Yemen, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 164 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Yemen ahead.
Spain ranks 1st and Yemen ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Yemen | 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 |
| 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 Yemen?
- Spain, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Spain and Yemen?
- 0.0%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Yemen?
- 164 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Yemen rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Spain ranks 1st and Yemen 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.