Papua New Guinea vs South Africa: Universal right to vote in practice
Papua New Guinea
2
in 2025
South Africa
2
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Papua New Guinea
- South Africa
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2 against 2 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Africa ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 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, Papua New Guinea or South Africa?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2 against 2 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
- 0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and South Africa rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.