Kenya vs Namibia: Women's universal right to vote
Kenya
1
in 2025
Namibia
1
in 2025
Kenya rank
1st
Namibia rank
1st
Women's universal right to vote over time
- Kenya
- Namibia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1 against 1 in Namibia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 131 shared years of data; in 1895 it was Namibia ahead.
Kenya ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kenya |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kenya |
| 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, Kenya or Namibia?
- Kenya, at 1 against 1 in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in women's universal right to vote between Kenya and Namibia?
- 0, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Namibia?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Namibia rank globally for women's universal right to vote?
- Kenya ranks 1st and Namibia 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.