El Salvador vs Papua New Guinea: Universal right to vote in practice
El Salvador
2
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
2
in 2025
El Salvador rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- El Salvador
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 2 against 2 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 10 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.6667 | 0 | 0.6667 | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 1.8 | 1 | 0.8 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | β |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | β |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | β |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | β |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, El Salvador or Papua New Guinea?
- El Salvador, at 2 against 2 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 0, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- El Salvador ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.