Norway vs Poland: Universal right to vote in practice
Norway
2
in 2025
Poland
2
in 2025
Norway rank
1st
Poland rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Norway
- Poland
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2 against 2 in Poland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 176 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Poland ahead.
Norway ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Norway |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Norway |
| 1910s | 1.7 | 0.2 | 1.5 | Norway |
| 1920s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Norway |
| 1930s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Norway |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Norway |
| 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, Norway or Poland?
- Norway, at 2 against 2 in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Norway and Poland?
- 0, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Poland?
- 176 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Poland rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Norway ranks 1st and Poland 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).