Russia vs United Kingdom: Women's universal right to vote
Russia
1
in 2025
United Kingdom
1
in 2025
Russia rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st
Women's universal right to vote over time
- Russia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Russia currently reports 1 against 1 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Russia ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Russia |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Russia |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Russia or United Kingdom?
- Russia, at 1 against 1 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in women's universal right to vote between Russia and United Kingdom?
- 0, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United Kingdom?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Russia and United Kingdom rank globally for women's universal right to vote?
- Russia ranks 1st and United Kingdom 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.