France vs Iceland: Men's universal right to vote
France
1
in 2025
Iceland
1
in 2025
France rank
1st
Iceland rank
1st
Men's universal right to vote over time
- France
- Iceland
How they compare
France currently reports 1 against 1 in Iceland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 182 shared years of data; in 1844 it was Iceland ahead.
France ranks 1st and Iceland ranks 1st of 198 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.3333 | 0 | 0.3333 | France |
| 1850s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | France |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | France |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher men's universal right to vote, France or Iceland?
- France, at 1 against 1 in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in men's universal right to vote between France and Iceland?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Iceland?
- 182 years are reported by both, from 1844 to 2025.
- How do France and Iceland rank globally for men's universal right to vote?
- France ranks 1st and Iceland ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Men's 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 all men are allowed to vote in national elections. It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.