Taiwan vs United Kingdom: Universal right to vote
Taiwan
2
in 2025
United Kingdom
2
in 2025
Taiwan rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Taiwan
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 2 against 2 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.
Across all 131 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Taiwan ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 198 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, Taiwan or United Kingdom?
- Taiwan, at 2 against 2 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Taiwan and United Kingdom?
- 0, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and United Kingdom?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Taiwan and United Kingdom rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Taiwan ranks 1st and United Kingdom 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.