Canada vs United States: Suffrage
Canada
100
in 2025
United States
100
in 2025
Canada rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Suffrage over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
Canada currently reports 100 against 100 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and United States in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 35.56 | 35 | 0.5556 | Canada |
| 1850s | 28 | 35 | 7 | United States |
| 1860s | 22 | 35 | 13 | United States |
| 1870s | 22 | 44 | 22 | United States |
| 1880s | 31.5 | 43 | 11.5 | United States |
| 1890s | 40.25 | 42 | 1.75 | United States |
| 1900s | 40 | 41 | 1 | United States |
| 1910s | 40 | 41 | 1 | United States |
| 1920s | 85 | 88 | 3 | United States |
| 1930s | 90 | 90.7 | 0.7 | United States |
| 1940s | 90 | 93.4 | 3.4 | United States |
| 1950s | 95 | 95 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 99.5 | 97 | 2.5 | Canada |
| 1970s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suffrage, Canada or United States?
- Canada, at 100 against 100 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in suffrage between Canada and United States?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for suffrage?
- Canada ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Suffrage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.