Malta vs Rwanda: Women's universal right to vote
Malta
1
in 2025
Rwanda
1
in 2025
Malta rank
1st
Rwanda rank
1st
Women's universal right to vote over time
- Malta
- Rwanda
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1 against 1 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Rwanda ahead.
Malta ranks 1st and Rwanda ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Malta |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Malta |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Malta |
| 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, Malta or Rwanda?
- Malta, at 1 against 1 in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in women's universal right to vote between Malta and Rwanda?
- 0, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Rwanda?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Rwanda rank globally for women's universal right to vote?
- Malta ranks 1st and Rwanda 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.