Switzerland vs USSR: Women's universal right to vote
Switzerland
1
in 2025
USSR
1
in 1990
Switzerland rank
1st
USSR rank
1st
Women's universal right to vote over time
- Switzerland
- USSR
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1 against 1 in USSR, a difference of 0.
Across all 69 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Switzerland ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 198 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | USSR |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | USSR |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | USSR |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | USSR |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | USSR |
| 1970s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | USSR |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher women's universal right to vote, Switzerland or USSR?
- Switzerland, at 1 against 1 in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in women's universal right to vote between Switzerland and USSR?
- 0, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and USSR?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 1990.
- How do Switzerland and USSR rank globally for women's universal right to vote?
- Switzerland ranks 1st and USSR 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.