Papua New Guinea vs Romania: Universal right to vote in practice
Papua New Guinea
2
in 2025
Romania
2
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Romania rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Romania
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2 against 2 in Romania, a difference of 0.
Across all 142 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Romania ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Romania |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Romania |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Romania |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Romania |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Romania |
| 1970s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Romania |
| 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, Papua New Guinea or Romania?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2 against 2 in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Papua New Guinea and Romania?
- 0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Romania?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Romania rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Romania 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).