New Zealand vs United Kingdom: Universal right to vote
New Zealand
2
in 2025
United Kingdom
2
in 2025
New Zealand rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- New Zealand
- United Kingdom
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 2 against 2 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was United Kingdom ahead.
New Zealand ranks 1st and United Kingdom 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 | New Zealand | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 1.7 | 0 | 1.7 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 2 | 0 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | New Zealand |
| 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, New Zealand or United Kingdom?
- New Zealand, at 2 against 2 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between New Zealand and United Kingdom?
- 0, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United Kingdom?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and United Kingdom rank globally for universal right to vote?
- New Zealand ranks 1st and United Kingdom 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.