Afghanistan vs United States of America: Women's universal right to vote
Afghanistan
1
in 2025
United States of America
1
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
1st
United States of America rank
1st
Women's universal right to vote over time
- Afghanistan
- United States of America
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 1 against 1 in United States of America, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United States of America ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | United States of America | 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | Afghanistan |
| 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 women's universal right to vote, Afghanistan or United States of America?
- Afghanistan, at 1 against 1 in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in women's universal right to vote between Afghanistan and United States of America?
- 0, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and United States of America?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and United States of America rank globally for women's universal right to vote?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women'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 women are allowed to vote in national elections. It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.