France vs Spain: Universal right to vote
France
2
in 2025
Spain
2
in 2025
France rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- France
- Spain
How they compare
France currently reports 2 against 2 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Spain ahead.
France ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, France averaged higher in 10 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | France |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | France |
| 1850s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | France |
| 1860s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | France |
| 1870s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | France |
| 1880s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | France |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1.7 | 0.7 | Spain |
| 1940s | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | France |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | France |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | France |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | France |
| 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, France or Spain?
- France, at 2 against 2 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between France and Spain?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do France and Spain rank globally for universal right to vote?
- France ranks 1st and Spain 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.