Greece vs United Kingdom: Universal right to vote in practice
Greece
2
in 2025
United Kingdom
2
in 2025
Greece rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Greece
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Greece currently reports 2 against 2 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 204 shared years of data; in 1822 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Greece ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Greece |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Greece |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Greece |
| 1900s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Greece |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Greece |
| 1920s | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 0.5 | 2 | 1.5 | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 2 | 1.6 | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 1 | 2 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | United Kingdom |
| 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, Greece or United Kingdom?
- Greece, at 2 against 2 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Greece and United Kingdom?
- 0, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and United Kingdom?
- 204 years are reported by both, from 1822 to 2025.
- How do Greece and United Kingdom rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Greece 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).