Ireland vs New Zealand: Universal right to vote
Ireland
2
in 2025
New Zealand
2
in 2025
Ireland rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Ireland
- New Zealand
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 2 against 2 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
Across all 108 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, Ireland or New Zealand?
- Ireland, at 2 against 2 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Ireland and New Zealand?
- 0, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and New Zealand?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and New Zealand rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Ireland ranks 1st and New Zealand 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. 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 men and women that are citizens are allowed to vote in national elections (score 2), whether it is only men (score 1), or there is no universal rights to vote for either men or women (score 0). It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.