Sao Tome and Principe vs Spain: Women's universal right to vote

Sao Tome and Principe
1
in 2025
Spain
1
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe rank
1st
Spain rank
1st

Women's universal right to vote over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Spain
00.20.40.60.81178919072025

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1 against 1 in Spain, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Spain ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 198 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Spain 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 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0.8 0.8 Spain
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0.5 0.4 0.1 Sao Tome and Principe
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, Sao Tome and Principe or Spain?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 1 against 1 in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's universal right to vote between Sao Tome and Principe and Spain?
0, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Spain?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Spain rank globally for women's universal right to vote?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st and Spain 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

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.