Marshall Islands vs Nauru: Universal right to vote
Marshall Islands
2
in 2025
Nauru
2
in 2025
Marshall Islands rank
1st
Nauru rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Marshall Islands
- Nauru
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 2 against 2 in Nauru, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 138 shared years of data; in 1888 it was Nauru ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 1st and Nauru ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Marshall Islands |
| 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, Marshall Islands or Nauru?
- Marshall Islands, at 2 against 2 in Nauru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Marshall Islands and Nauru?
- 0, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Nauru?
- 138 years are reported by both, from 1888 to 2025.
- How do Marshall Islands and Nauru rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Marshall Islands ranks 1st and Nauru 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.