Papua New Guinea vs Uganda: Women's universal right to vote
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
Uganda
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Uganda rank
1st
Women's universal right to vote over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Uganda
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1 against 1 in Uganda, a difference of 0.
Across all 132 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Uganda ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Uganda |
| 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, Papua New Guinea or Uganda?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1 against 1 in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in women's universal right to vote between Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
- 0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
- 132 years are reported by both, from 1894 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Uganda rank globally for women's universal right to vote?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Uganda 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.