New Zealand vs Sweden: Universal right to vote
New Zealand
2
in 2025
Sweden
2
in 2025
New Zealand rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- New Zealand
- Sweden
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 2 against 2 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Sweden ahead.
New Zealand ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 197 countries.
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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.