Israel vs Turkey: Universal right to vote in practice
Israel
2
in 2025
Turkey
2
in 2025
Israel rank
1st
Turkey rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Israel
- Turkey
How they compare
Israel currently reports 2 against 2 in Turkey, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Turkey ahead.
Israel ranks 1st and Turkey ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Turkey |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Israel |
| 1970s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Israel |
| 1980s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Israel |
| 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, Israel or Turkey?
- Israel, at 2 against 2 in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Israel and Turkey?
- 0, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Turkey?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Turkey rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Israel ranks 1st and Turkey 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).