Spain vs Taiwan: Universal right to vote
Spain
2
in 2025
Taiwan
2
in 2025
Spain rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Spain
- Taiwan
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2 against 2 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 131 shared years of data; in 1895 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 5 and Taiwan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Spain |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Spain |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Spain |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Spain |
| 1930s | 1.7 | 0 | 1.7 | Spain |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 0.8 | 2 | 1.2 | Taiwan |
| 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 Taiwan?
- Spain, at 2 against 2 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Spain and Taiwan?
- 0, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Taiwan?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Taiwan rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Spain ranks 1st and Taiwan 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.