Italy vs United States: Universal right to vote in practice
Italy
2
in 2025
United States
2
in 2025
Italy rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Italy
- United States
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2 against 2 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1861 it was United States ahead.
Italy ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United States | 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 | 0.7 | Italy |
| 1920s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Italy |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Italy |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Italy |
| 1960s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 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 States?
- Italy, at 2 against 2 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Italy and United States?
- 0, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1861 to 2025.
- How do Italy and United States rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Italy ranks 1st and United States 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).