Germany vs Papua New Guinea: Universal right to vote in practice

Germany
2
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
2
in 2025
Germany rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
1st

Universal right to vote in practice over time

  • Germany
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 2 against 2 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Germany ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1880s 0 0 0 β€”
1890s 0 0 0 β€”
1900s 0 0 0 β€”
1910s 0.2 0 0.2 Germany
1920s 2 0 2 Germany
1930s 0.6 0 0.6 Germany
1940s 0 0 0 β€”
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, Germany or Papua New Guinea?
Germany, at 2 against 2 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Germany and Papua New Guinea?
0, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Papua New Guinea?
97 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
How do Germany and Papua New Guinea rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
Germany ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea 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

Indicator
Universal right to vote in practice
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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).