Sao Tome and Principe vs Timor-Leste: Women's universal right to vote
Sao Tome and Principe
1
in 2025
Timor-Leste
1
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe rank
1st
Timor-Leste rank
1st
Women's universal right to vote over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1 against 1 in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.
Across all 167 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st and Timor-Leste ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Timor-Leste |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Timor-Leste |
| 1970s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Timor-Leste |
| 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 Timor-Leste?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 1 against 1 in Timor-Leste as of 2025.
- What is the difference in women's universal right to vote between Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste?
- 0, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2025.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste rank globally for women's universal right to vote?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st and Timor-Leste 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.