Netherlands vs Switzerland: Universal right to vote
Netherlands
2
in 2025
Switzerland
2
in 2025
Netherlands rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 2 against 2 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 228 shared years of data; in 1798 it was Switzerland ahead.
Netherlands ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 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 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 1.8 | 1 | 0.8 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 2 | 1.9 | 0.1 | Netherlands |
| 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, Netherlands or Switzerland?
- Netherlands, at 2 against 2 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 0, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 228 years are reported by both, from 1798 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Switzerland rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Netherlands 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.