Jamaica vs Portugal: Women's universal right to vote
Jamaica
1
in 2025
Portugal
1
in 2025
Jamaica rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Women's universal right to vote over time
- Jamaica
- Portugal
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1 against 1 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Portugal ahead.
Jamaica ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Jamaica |
| 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, Jamaica or Portugal?
- Jamaica, at 1 against 1 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in women's universal right to vote between Jamaica and Portugal?
- 0, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Portugal?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Portugal rank globally for women's universal right to vote?
- Jamaica ranks 1st and Portugal 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.