Mauritania vs United Kingdom: Women's universal right to vote
Mauritania
1
in 2025
United Kingdom
1
in 2025
Mauritania rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st
Women's universal right to vote over time
- Mauritania
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1 against 1 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.
Across all 122 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 198 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | United Kingdom |
| 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, Mauritania or United Kingdom?
- Mauritania, at 1 against 1 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in women's universal right to vote between Mauritania and United Kingdom?
- 0, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and United Kingdom?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and United Kingdom rank globally for women's universal right to vote?
- Mauritania 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.