Sri Lanka vs United States of America: Women's universal right to vote
Sri Lanka
1
in 2025
United States of America
1
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
1st
United States of America rank
1st
Women's universal right to vote over time
- Sri Lanka
- United States of America
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1 against 1 in United States of America, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United States of America ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | United States of America | 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 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Sri Lanka |
| 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, Sri Lanka or United States of America?
- Sri Lanka, at 1 against 1 in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in women's universal right to vote between Sri Lanka and United States of America?
- 0, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States of America?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and United States of America rank globally for women's universal right to vote?
- Sri Lanka 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.