Estonia vs United States: Women's universal right to vote
Estonia
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Estonia rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Women's universal right to vote over time
- Estonia
- United States
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 109 shared years of data; in 1917 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Estonia |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Estonia |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Estonia |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Estonia |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Estonia |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Estonia |
| 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, Estonia or United States?
- Estonia, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in women's universal right to vote between Estonia and United States?
- 0, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and United States?
- 109 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and United States rank globally for women's universal right to vote?
- Estonia ranks 1st and United States 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.