Finland vs United States: Women's universal right to vote
Finland
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Finland rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Women's universal right to vote over time
- Finland
- United States
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 217 shared years of data; in 1809 it was United States ahead.
Finland ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Finland |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Finland |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Finland |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Finland |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Finland |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Finland |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Finland |
| 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, Finland or United States?
- Finland, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in women's universal right to vote between Finland and United States?
- 0, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and United States?
- 217 years are reported by both, from 1809 to 2025.
- How do Finland and United States rank globally for women's universal right to vote?
- Finland 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.