Finland vs Germany: Women's universal right to vote
Finland
1
in 2025
Germany
1
in 2025
Finland rank
1st
Germany rank
1st
Women's universal right to vote over time
- Finland
- Germany
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1 against 1 in Germany, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Germany ahead.
Finland ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Finland |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Finland |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 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, Finland or Germany?
- Finland, at 1 against 1 in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in women's universal right to vote between Finland and Germany?
- 0, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Germany?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Germany rank globally for women's universal right to vote?
- Finland ranks 1st and Germany 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.