Spain vs Sweden: Universal right to vote
Spain
2
in 2025
Sweden
2
in 2025
Spain rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Spain
- Sweden
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2 against 2 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.
Spain ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Spain |
| 1870s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Spain |
| 1880s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Spain |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Spain |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Spain |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Spain |
| 1920s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 1.7 | 2 | 0.3 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.8 | 2 | 1.2 | Sweden |
| 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, Spain or Sweden?
- Spain, at 2 against 2 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Spain and Sweden?
- 0, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Spain ranks 1st and Sweden 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.