Canada vs Tonga: Women's universal right to vote
Canada
1
in 2025
Tonga
1
in 2025
Canada rank
1st
Tonga rank
1st
Women's universal right to vote over time
- Canada
- Tonga
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1 against 1 in Tonga, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 181 shared years of data; in 1845 it was Tonga ahead.
Canada ranks 1st and Tonga ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Tonga | 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 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, Canada or Tonga?
- Canada, at 1 against 1 in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in women's universal right to vote between Canada and Tonga?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Tonga?
- 181 years are reported by both, from 1845 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Tonga rank globally for women's universal right to vote?
- Canada ranks 1st and Tonga 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
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.