Australia vs San Marino: Universal right to vote in practice
Australia
2
in 2025
San Marino
2
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
San Marino rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Australia
- San Marino
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2 against 2 in San Marino, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was San Marino ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and San Marino ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | San Marino | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Australia |
| 1900s | 1.9 | 0.1 | 1.8 | Australia |
| 1910s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Australia |
| 1920s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Australia |
| 1930s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Australia |
| 1940s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Australia |
| 1950s | 2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | Australia |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Australia or San Marino?
- Australia, at 2 against 2 in San Marino as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Australia and San Marino?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and San Marino?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Australia and San Marino rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Australia ranks 1st and San Marino ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).