Papua New Guinea vs Sri Lanka: Universal right to vote
Papua New Guinea
2
in 2025
Sri Lanka
2
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2 against 2 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
Across all 142 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0.9 | 2 | 1.1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | Sri Lanka |
| 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, Papua New Guinea or Sri Lanka?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2 against 2 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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.