Liberia vs New Zealand: Universal right to vote

Liberia
2
in 2025
New Zealand
2
in 2025
Liberia rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st

Universal right to vote over time

  • Liberia
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 2 against 2 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.

Across all 185 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Liberia ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 197 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0.1 0.1 New Zealand
1880s 0 1 1 New Zealand
1890s 0 1.7 1.7 New Zealand
1900s 0 2 2 New Zealand
1910s 0 2 2 New Zealand
1920s 0 2 2 New Zealand
1930s 0 2 2 New Zealand
1940s 0.6 2 1.4 New Zealand
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, Liberia or New Zealand?
Liberia, at 2 against 2 in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in universal right to vote between Liberia and New Zealand?
0, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and New Zealand?
185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
How do Liberia and New Zealand rank globally for universal right to vote?
Liberia 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

Indicator
Universal right to vote
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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.