New Zealand vs Switzerland: Men's universal right to vote
New Zealand
1
in 2025
Switzerland
1
in 2025
New Zealand rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Men's universal right to vote over time
- New Zealand
- Switzerland
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1 against 1 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
Across all 185 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0.2222 | 0.2222 | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher men's universal right to vote, New Zealand or Switzerland?
- New Zealand, at 1 against 1 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in men's universal right to vote between New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 0, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Switzerland rank globally for men's universal right to vote?
- New Zealand ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Men's 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 all men are allowed to vote in national elections. It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.