Nicaragua vs Sri Lanka: Women's universal right to vote
Nicaragua
1
in 2025
Sri Lanka
1
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Women's universal right to vote over time
- Nicaragua
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
Across all 188 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Nicaragua ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Sri Lanka | 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 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Sri Lanka |
| 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, Nicaragua or Sri Lanka?
- Nicaragua, at 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in women's universal right to vote between Nicaragua and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sri Lanka?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Sri Lanka rank globally for women's universal right to vote?
- Nicaragua ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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.