Bahamas vs Sri Lanka: Women's universal right to vote
Bahamas
1
in 2025
Sri Lanka
1
in 2025
Bahamas rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Women's universal right to vote over time
- Bahamas
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
Across all 237 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Sri Lanka | 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 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Sri Lanka |
| 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 women's universal right to vote, Bahamas or Sri Lanka?
- Bahamas, at 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in women's universal right to vote between Bahamas and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sri Lanka?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Sri Lanka rank globally for women's universal right to vote?
- Bahamas ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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.