Australia vs Congo: Universal right to vote in practice
Australia
2
in 2025
Congo
2
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Congo rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Australia
- Congo
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2 against 2 in Congo, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 144 shared years of data; in 1882 it was Congo ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and Congo ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Australia |
| 1900s | 1.9 | 0 | 1.9 | Australia |
| 1910s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Australia |
| 1920s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Australia |
| 1930s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Australia |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Australia |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Australia |
| 1960s | 2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | Australia |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Australia |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Australia |
| 1990s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Australia |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Australia |
| 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 in practice, Australia or Congo?
- Australia, at 2 against 2 in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Australia and Congo?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Congo?
- 144 years are reported by both, from 1882 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Congo rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Australia ranks 1st and Congo ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. 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 adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).