Nauru vs Singapore: Universal right to vote
Nauru
2
in 2025
Singapore
2
in 2025
Nauru rank
1st
Singapore rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Nauru
- Singapore
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 2 against 2 in Singapore, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 138 shared years of data; in 1888 it was Singapore ahead.
Nauru ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Singapore | 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 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.6 | Nauru |
| 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, Nauru or Singapore?
- Nauru, at 2 against 2 in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Nauru and Singapore?
- 0, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Singapore?
- 138 years are reported by both, from 1888 to 2025.
- How do Nauru and Singapore rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Nauru ranks 1st and Singapore 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.