New Zealand vs Rwanda: Women's universal right to vote
New Zealand
1
in 2025
Rwanda
1
in 2025
New Zealand rank
1st
Rwanda rank
1st
Women's universal right to vote over time
- New Zealand
- Rwanda
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1 against 1 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 1st and Rwanda ranks 1st of 198 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | New Zealand |
| 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, New Zealand or Rwanda?
- New Zealand, at 1 against 1 in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in women's universal right to vote between New Zealand and Rwanda?
- 0, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Rwanda?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Rwanda rank globally for women's universal right to vote?
- New Zealand ranks 1st and Rwanda 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.