Bahamas vs Fiji: Universal right to vote in practice
Bahamas
2
in 2025
Fiji
2
in 2025
Bahamas rank
1st
Fiji rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Bahamas
- Fiji
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 2 against 2 in Fiji, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 152 shared years of data; in 1874 it was Fiji ahead.
Bahamas ranks 1st and Fiji ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1.2 | 0 | 1.2 | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Bahamas or Fiji?
- Bahamas, at 2 against 2 in Fiji as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Bahamas and Fiji?
- 0, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Fiji?
- 152 years are reported by both, from 1874 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Fiji rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Bahamas ranks 1st and Fiji ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).