Papua New Guinea vs Taiwan: Universal right to vote in practice
Papua New Guinea
2
in 2025
Taiwan
2
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Taiwan
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2 against 2 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.
Across all 131 years both countries report, Taiwan has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Taiwan |
| 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 Taiwan?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2 against 2 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Papua New Guinea and Taiwan?
- 0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Taiwan?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Taiwan rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Taiwan 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).