Belgium vs Malta: Women's universal right to vote
Belgium
1
in 2025
Malta
1
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
Malta rank
1st
Women's universal right to vote over time
- Belgium
- Malta
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1 against 1 in Malta, a difference of 0.
Across all 186 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 1st and Malta ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | Malta |
| 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 women's universal right to vote, Belgium or Malta?
- Belgium, at 1 against 1 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in women's universal right to vote between Belgium and Malta?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Malta?
- 186 years are reported by both, from 1840 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Malta rank globally for women's universal right to vote?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Malta 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.