Marshall Islands vs United States: Universal right to vote in practice
Marshall Islands
2
in 2025
United States
2
in 2025
Marshall Islands rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Marshall Islands
- United States
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 2 against 2 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 151 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Marshall Islands ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 197 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1970s | 0.2 | 2 | 1.8 | United States |
| 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, Marshall Islands or United States?
- Marshall Islands, at 2 against 2 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Marshall Islands and United States?
- 0, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and United States?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1875 to 2025.
- How do Marshall Islands and United States rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Marshall Islands 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).