Congo vs Malawi: Women's universal right to vote
Congo
1
in 2025
Malawi
1
in 2025
Congo rank
1st
Malawi rank
1st
Women's universal right to vote over time
- Congo
- Malawi
How they compare
Congo currently reports 1 against 1 in Malawi, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 135 shared years of data; in 1891 it was Malawi ahead.
Congo ranks 1st and Malawi ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Congo |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Congo |
| 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, Congo or Malawi?
- Congo, at 1 against 1 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in women's universal right to vote between Congo and Malawi?
- 0, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Malawi?
- 135 years are reported by both, from 1891 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Malawi rank globally for women's universal right to vote?
- Congo ranks 1st and Malawi 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.