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When women got the right to vote, 1890 to 2025
The year virtually all women citizens of each country could vote in national elections, whatever their wealth, education or race. 190 countries out of 195 today.
Remember this
These dates are often later than the usual ones: this counts the year (almost) all women could vote. In the US, the 19th Amendment passed in 1920, but Black women in the South could only vote freely after 1965. Switzerland: 1971. In Australia, counted from 1901, Aboriginal people could vote everywhere only from 1962.
Every country's year
Year (almost) all women could vote in national elections
| Rank | Name | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 1893 |
| 2 | Australia | 1901 |
| 3 | Finland | 1906 |
