Barbados vs Dominica: Universal right to vote in practice
Barbados
2
in 2025
Dominica
2
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Dominica rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Barbados
- Dominica
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 2 against 2 in Dominica, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 102 shared years of data; in 1924 it was Dominica ahead.
Barbados ranks 1st and Dominica ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Dominica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, Barbados or Dominica?
- Barbados, at 2 against 2 in Dominica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Barbados and Dominica?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Dominica?
- 102 years are reported by both, from 1924 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Dominica rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Dominica 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).