Jamaica vs Papua New Guinea: Universal right to vote
Jamaica
2
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
2
in 2025
Jamaica rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Jamaica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 2 against 2 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Jamaica ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1.2 | 0 | 1.2 | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Jamaica |
| 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, Jamaica or Papua New Guinea?
- Jamaica, at 2 against 2 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Jamaica and Papua New Guinea?
- 0, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Papua New Guinea?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Jamaica ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea 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.