Mongolia vs Papua New Guinea: Universal right to vote in practice
Mongolia
2
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
2
in 2025
Mongolia rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Mongolia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 2 against 2 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Mongolia ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1.2 | 0 | 1.2 | Mongolia |
| 1930s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Mongolia |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Mongolia |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Mongolia |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Mongolia |
| 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, Mongolia or Papua New Guinea?
- Mongolia, at 2 against 2 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Mongolia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Papua New Guinea?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
- How do Mongolia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Mongolia 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
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).