Canada vs Spain: Universal right to vote in practice
Canada
2
in 2025
Spain
2
in 2025
Canada rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Canada
- Spain
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2 against 2 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Spain ahead.
Canada ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Spain | 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 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Canada |
| 1930s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Canada |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Canada |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Canada |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Canada |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | Canada |
| 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 Spain?
- Canada, at 2 against 2 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Canada and Spain?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Spain rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Canada ranks 1st and Spain 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).