Austria vs United Kingdom: Universal right to vote in practice
Austria
2
in 2025
United Kingdom
2
in 2025
Austria rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Austria
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Austria currently reports 2 against 2 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 159 shared years of data; in 1867 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Austria ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Austria |
| 1930s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 1 | 2 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 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, Austria or United Kingdom?
- Austria, at 2 against 2 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Austria and United Kingdom?
- 0, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and United Kingdom?
- 159 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Austria and United Kingdom rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Austria ranks 1st and United Kingdom 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).