Papua New Guinea vs Turkmenistan: Universal right to vote in practice
Papua New Guinea
2
in 2025
Turkmenistan
2
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Turkmenistan rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2 against 2 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Turkmenistan ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Turkmenistan |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Turkmenistan |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | β |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | β |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | β |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | β |
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 Turkmenistan?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2 against 2 in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan?
- 0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Turkmenistan 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.