Iceland vs Libya: Women's universal right to vote
Iceland
1
in 2025
Libya
1
in 2025
Iceland rank
1st
Libya rank
1st
Women's universal right to vote over time
- Iceland
- Libya
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 1 against 1 in Libya, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 182 shared years of data; in 1844 it was Libya ahead.
Iceland ranks 1st and Libya ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Libya | 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 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Iceland |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Iceland |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Iceland |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Iceland |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Iceland |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Iceland |
| 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, Iceland or Libya?
- Iceland, at 1 against 1 in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in women's universal right to vote between Iceland and Libya?
- 0, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Libya?
- 182 years are reported by both, from 1844 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Libya rank globally for women's universal right to vote?
- Iceland ranks 1st and Libya 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.