Nicaragua vs Portugal: Women's universal right to vote
Nicaragua
1
in 2025
Portugal
1
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Women's universal right to vote over time
- Nicaragua
- Portugal
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1 against 1 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Portugal ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Nicaragua |
| 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, Nicaragua or Portugal?
- Nicaragua, at 1 against 1 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in women's universal right to vote between Nicaragua and Portugal?
- 0, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Portugal?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Portugal rank globally for women's universal right to vote?
- Nicaragua ranks 1st and Portugal 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.