Nigeria vs Papua New Guinea: Universal right to vote in practice
Nigeria
2
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
2
in 2025
Nigeria rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Nigeria
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 2 against 2 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Nigeria ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.2 | 2 | 1.8 | Papua New Guinea |
| 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, Nigeria or Papua New Guinea?
- Nigeria, at 2 against 2 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
- 0, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Nigeria 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).