Australia vs Luxembourg: Universal right to vote in practice
Australia
2
in 2025
Luxembourg
2
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Luxembourg rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Australia
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2 against 2 in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 211 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and Luxembourg ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Australia |
| 1900s | 1.9 | 0 | 1.9 | Australia |
| 1910s | 2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | Australia |
| 1920s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Australia |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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 in practice, Australia or Luxembourg?
- Australia, at 2 against 2 in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Australia and Luxembourg?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Luxembourg?
- 211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Luxembourg rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Australia ranks 1st and Luxembourg 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).