Niger vs Rwanda: Women's universal right to vote

Niger
1
in 2025
Rwanda
1
in 2025
Niger rank
1st
Rwanda rank
1st

Women's universal right to vote over time

  • Niger
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 1 against 1 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Rwanda ahead.

Niger ranks 1st and Rwanda ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Rwanda Difference Ahead
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0.3 0 0.3 Niger
1960s 1 0.9 0.1 Niger
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, Niger or Rwanda?
Niger, at 1 against 1 in Rwanda as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's universal right to vote between Niger and Rwanda?
0, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Rwanda?
104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
How do Niger and Rwanda rank globally for women's universal right to vote?
Niger ranks 1st and Rwanda ranks 1st of 197 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

Indicator
Women's universal right to vote
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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.