Malta vs Spain: Women's universal right to vote
Malta
1
in 2025
Spain
1
in 2025
Malta rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Women's universal right to vote over time
- Malta
- Spain
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1 against 1 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 186 shared years of data; in 1840 it was Spain ahead.
Malta ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Spain | 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Spain |
| 1940s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Malta |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Malta |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Malta |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Malta |
| 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 Spain?
- Malta, at 1 against 1 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in women's universal right to vote between Malta and Spain?
- 0, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Spain?
- 186 years are reported by both, from 1840 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Spain rank globally for women's universal right to vote?
- Malta ranks 1st and Spain 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.