Italy vs United Kingdom: Women's universal right to vote
Italy
1
in 2025
United Kingdom
1
in 2025
Italy rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st
Women's universal right to vote over time
- Italy
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1 against 1 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.
Across all 165 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 198 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Italy or United Kingdom?
- Italy, at 1 against 1 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in women's universal right to vote between Italy and United Kingdom?
- 0, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1861 to 2025.
- How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for women's universal right to vote?
- Italy ranks 1st and United Kingdom 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.