Iceland vs Israel: Universal right to vote
Iceland
2
in 2025
Israel
2
in 2025
Iceland rank
1st
Israel rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Iceland
- Israel
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 2 against 2 in Israel, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 78 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 1st and Israel ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Iceland |
| 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, Iceland or Israel?
- Iceland, at 2 against 2 in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Iceland and Israel?
- 0, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Israel?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Israel rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Iceland ranks 1st and Israel 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.