Papua New Guinea vs United States of America: Women's universal right to vote
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
United States of America
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
United States of America rank
1st
Women's universal right to vote over time
- Papua New Guinea
- United States of America
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1 against 1 in United States of America, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was United States of America ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | Papua New Guinea |
| 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 United States of America?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1 against 1 in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in women's universal right to vote between Papua New Guinea and United States of America?
- 0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and United States of America?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and United States of America rank globally for women's universal right to vote?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and United States of America 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.