Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in Palestine

Palestine: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote was 0.0% in 1948. ▬ Flat

Latest (1948)
0.0%
World rank
174th
of 176 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1920
All-time low
0.0%
in 1918
Years of data
31
1918–1948

Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in Palestine, 1918–1948

0204060801001918193319481918: 0 %1919: 0 %1920: 100 %1921: 100 %1922: 100 %1923: 100 %1924: 100 %1925: 100 %1926: 100 %1927: 100 %1928: 100 %1929: 100 %1930: 100 %1931: 100 %1932: 100 %1933: 100 %1934: 100 %1935: 100 %1936: 100 %1937: 100 %1938: 100 %1939: 100 %1940: 100 %1941: 100 %1942: 100 %1943: 100 %1944: 100 %1945: 100 %1946: 100 %1947: 0 %1948: 0 %

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 1948, share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in Palestine stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in Palestine peaked at 100.0% in 1920 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1918.

Palestine ranks 174th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1910s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2
1920s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 10
1930s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 10
1940s 77.8% 0.0% 100.0% 9

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 171 United Arab Emirates 36.0% compare
  2. 172 Qatar 35.0% compare
  3. 173 Somalia 0.2% compare
  4. 174 Saudi Arabia 0.0% compare
  5. 174 Vatican 0.0% compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in Palestine?
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in Palestine was 0.0% in 1948, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of adult citizens who have the right to vote recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1920.
What is the lowest share of adult citizens who have the right to vote recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1918.
How does Palestine rank for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
Palestine ranks 174th out of 176 countries with data for 1948.
Is share of adult citizens who have the right to vote rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Palestine data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Unit
%
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,409 data points, 1789–2025
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Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.