Botswana vs Vanuatu: Women's universal right to vote

Botswana
1
in 2025
Vanuatu
1
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
Vanuatu rank
1st

Women's universal right to vote over time

  • Botswana
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1 against 1 in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 120 shared years of data; in 1906 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Botswana ranks 1st and Vanuatu ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0 β€”
1910s 0 0 0 β€”
1920s 0 0 0 β€”
1930s 0 0 0 β€”
1940s 0 0 0 β€”
1950s 0 0 0 β€”
1960s 0.9 0 0.9 Botswana
1970s 1 0.5 0.5 Botswana
1980s 1 1 0 β€”
1990s 1 1 0 β€”
2000s 1 1 0 β€”
2010s 1 1 0 β€”
2020s 1 1 0 β€”

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's universal right to vote, Botswana or Vanuatu?
Botswana, at 1 against 1 in Vanuatu as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's universal right to vote between Botswana and Vanuatu?
0, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Vanuatu?
120 years are reported by both, from 1906 to 2025.
How do Botswana and Vanuatu rank globally for women's universal right to vote?
Botswana ranks 1st and Vanuatu ranks 1st of 197 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

Indicator
Women's universal right to vote
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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.