Rwanda vs Switzerland: Women's universal right to vote
Rwanda
1
in 2025
Switzerland
1
in 2025
Rwanda rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Women's universal right to vote over time
- Rwanda
- Switzerland
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 1 against 1 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Switzerland ahead.
Rwanda ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Rwanda |
| 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, Rwanda or Switzerland?
- Rwanda, at 1 against 1 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in women's universal right to vote between Rwanda and Switzerland?
- 0, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Switzerland?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
- How do Rwanda and Switzerland rank globally for women's universal right to vote?
- Rwanda ranks 1st and Switzerland 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.