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