Iceland vs Switzerland: Universal right to vote
Iceland
2
in 2025
Switzerland
2
in 2025
Iceland rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Iceland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 2 against 2 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 182 shared years of data; in 1844 it was Switzerland ahead.
Iceland ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0.3333 | 0.3333 | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Iceland |
| 1930s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Iceland |
| 1940s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Iceland |
| 1950s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Iceland |
| 1960s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Iceland |
| 1970s | 2 | 1.9 | 0.1 | Iceland |
| 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 Switzerland?
- Iceland, at 2 against 2 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Iceland and Switzerland?
- 0, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Switzerland?
- 182 years are reported by both, from 1844 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Switzerland rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Iceland ranks 1st and Switzerland 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.