Italy vs United Kingdom: Universal right to vote in practice
Italy
2
in 2025
United Kingdom
2
in 2025
Italy rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Italy
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2 against 2 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1861 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Italy ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | Italy |
| 1920s | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 2 | 1.2 | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, Italy or United Kingdom?
- Italy, at 2 against 2 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Italy and United Kingdom?
- 0, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1861 to 2025.
- How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Italy ranks 1st and United Kingdom 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).