Montenegro vs South Africa: Women's universal right to vote
Montenegro
1
in 2025
South Africa
1
in 2025
Montenegro rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Women's universal right to vote over time
- Montenegro
- South Africa
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 1 against 1 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Africa ahead.
Montenegro ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Montenegro has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Montenegro | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Montenegro |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Montenegro |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Montenegro |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Montenegro |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Montenegro |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Montenegro |
| 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, Montenegro or South Africa?
- Montenegro, at 1 against 1 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in women's universal right to vote between Montenegro and South Africa?
- 0, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and South Africa?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Montenegro and South Africa rank globally for women's universal right to vote?
- Montenegro ranks 1st and South Africa 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.