Namibia vs New Zealand: Universal right to vote
Namibia
2
in 2025
New Zealand
2
in 2025
Namibia rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Namibia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 2 against 2 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
Across all 142 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 198 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 0 | 2 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0 | 2 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 0 | 2 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 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, Namibia or New Zealand?
- Namibia, at 2 against 2 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Namibia and New Zealand?
- 0, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and New Zealand?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and New Zealand rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Namibia ranks 1st and New Zealand 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.