Marshall Islands vs New Zealand: Universal right to vote
Marshall Islands
2
in 2025
New Zealand
2
in 2025
Marshall Islands rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Marshall Islands
- New Zealand
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 2 against 2 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
Across all 151 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Marshall Islands ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 197 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 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 | 2 | 2 | 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, Marshall Islands or New Zealand?
- Marshall Islands, at 2 against 2 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Marshall Islands and New Zealand?
- 0, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and New Zealand?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1875 to 2025.
- How do Marshall Islands and New Zealand rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Marshall Islands 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.