Australia vs Niger: Universal right to vote
Australia
2
in 2025
Niger
2
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Niger rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Australia
- Niger
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2 against 2 in Niger, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and Niger ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Australia |
| 1930s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Australia |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Australia |
| 1950s | 2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | Australia |
| 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, Australia or Niger?
- Australia, at 2 against 2 in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Australia and Niger?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Niger?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Niger rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Australia ranks 1st and Niger 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. 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 men and women that are citizens are allowed to vote in national elections (score 2), whether it is only men (score 1), or there is no universal rights to vote for either men or women (score 0). It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.