Marshall Islands vs United States: Universal right to vote
Universal right to vote over time
- Marshall Islands
- United States
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 2 against 2 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1875 it was United States ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0 | 2 | Marshall Islands |
| 1960s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Marshall Islands |
| 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 United States?
- Marshall Islands, at 2 against 2 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Marshall Islands and United States?
- 0, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and United States?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1875 to 2025.
- How do Marshall Islands and United States rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Marshall Islands ranks 1st and United States 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.