Burkina Faso vs Kuwait: Women's universal right to vote
Burkina Faso
1
in 2025
Kuwait
1
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
1st
Kuwait rank
1st
Women's universal right to vote over time
- Burkina Faso
- Kuwait
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 1 against 1 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Kuwait ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Kuwait ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Burkina Faso |
| 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, Burkina Faso or Kuwait?
- Burkina Faso, at 1 against 1 in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in women's universal right to vote between Burkina Faso and Kuwait?
- 0, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kuwait?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Kuwait rank globally for women's universal right to vote?
- Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Kuwait 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.