New Zealand vs Tonga: Universal right to vote in practice
New Zealand
2
in 2025
Tonga
2
in 2025
New Zealand rank
1st
Tonga rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- New Zealand
- Tonga
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 2 against 2 in Tonga, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 181 shared years of data; in 1845 it was Tonga ahead.
New Zealand ranks 1st and Tonga ranks 1st of 197 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 1.7 | 0 | 1.7 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 2 | 0 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 2 | 0 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 2 | 0 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 2 | 0 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 2 | 0 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 2 | 0 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 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, New Zealand or Tonga?
- New Zealand, at 2 against 2 in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between New Zealand and Tonga?
- 0, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Tonga?
- 181 years are reported by both, from 1845 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Tonga rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- New Zealand ranks 1st and Tonga 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).