Papua New Guinea vs Uganda: Universal right to vote in practice
Papua New Guinea
2
in 2025
Uganda
2
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Uganda rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Uganda
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2 against 2 in Uganda, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 132 shared years of data; in 1894 it was Uganda ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Uganda ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Uganda | 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 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | Uganda |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 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 Uganda?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2 against 2 in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
- 0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
- 132 years are reported by both, from 1894 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Uganda rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Uganda 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).