Sweden vs Tonga: Universal right to vote in practice
Sweden
2
in 2025
Tonga
2
in 2025
Sweden rank
1st
Tonga rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Sweden
- Tonga
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2 against 2 in Tonga, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 181 shared years of data; in 1845 it was Tonga ahead.
Sweden ranks 1st and Tonga ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Tonga | 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 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Sweden |
| 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, Sweden or Tonga?
- Sweden, at 2 against 2 in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Sweden and Tonga?
- 0, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Tonga?
- 181 years are reported by both, from 1845 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Tonga rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Sweden ranks 1st and Tonga 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).