Papua New Guinea vs United States: Universal right to vote
Universal right to vote over time
- Papua New Guinea
- United States
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2 against 2 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was United States ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 1.6 | 1 | 0.6 | Papua New Guinea |
| 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 United States?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2 against 2 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Papua New Guinea and United States?
- 0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and United States?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and United States rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and United States 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.