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Women's universal right to vote in Estonia

Estonia: Women's universal right to vote was 1 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 197 countries
All-time high
1
in 1917
All-time low
1
in 1917
Years of data
109
1917–2025

Women's universal right to vote in Estonia, 1917–2025

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Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for women's universal right to vote in Estonia is 1, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 109 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's universal right to vote in Estonia peaked at 1 in 1917 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1917.

That places Estonia 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1910s 1 1 1 3
1920s 1 1 1 10
1930s 1 1 1 10
1940s 1 1 1 10
1950s 1 1 1 10
1960s 1 1 1 10
1970s 1 1 1 10
1980s 1 1 1 10
1990s 1 1 1 10
2000s 1 1 1 10
2010s 1 1 1 10
2020s 1 1 1 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's universal right to vote in Estonia?
Women's universal right to vote in Estonia was 1 in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's universal right to vote recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1917.
What is the lowest women's universal right to vote recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1917.
How does Estonia rank for women's universal right to vote?
Estonia ranks 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's universal right to vote rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's universal right to vote. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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.