New Zealand vs Yemen: Universal right to vote
New Zealand
2
in 2025
Yemen
2
in 2025
New Zealand rank
1st
Yemen rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- New Zealand
- Yemen
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 2 against 2 in Yemen, a difference of 0.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 1st and Yemen ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Yemen?
- New Zealand, at 2 against 2 in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between New Zealand and Yemen?
- 0, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Yemen?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Yemen rank globally for universal right to vote?
- New Zealand ranks 1st and Yemen 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.