Poland vs Romania: Universal right to vote in practice
Poland
2
in 2025
Romania
2
in 2025
Poland rank
1st
Romania rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Poland
- Romania
How they compare
Poland currently reports 2 against 2 in Romania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 176 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Romania ahead.
Poland ranks 1st and Romania ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Romania | 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Poland |
| 1920s | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.4 | Poland |
| 1930s | 1.8 | 0 | 1.8 | Poland |
| 1940s | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Romania |
| 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, Poland or Romania?
- Poland, at 2 against 2 in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Poland and Romania?
- 0, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Romania?
- 176 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Poland and Romania rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Poland ranks 1st and Romania 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).