Canada vs Netherlands: Universal right to vote in practice
Canada
2
in 2025
Netherlands
2
in 2025
Canada rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Canada
- Netherlands
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2 against 2 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Netherlands ahead.
Canada ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Canada |
| 1930s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | Canada |
| 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, Canada or Netherlands?
- Canada, at 2 against 2 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Canada and Netherlands?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Netherlands?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Netherlands rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Canada ranks 1st and Netherlands 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).