Barbados vs Indonesia: Universal right to vote in practice
Barbados
2
in 2025
Indonesia
2
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Indonesia rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Barbados
- Indonesia
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 2 against 2 in Indonesia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 187 shared years of data; in 1839 it was Indonesia ahead.
Barbados ranks 1st and Indonesia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Indonesia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 1 | 1 | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 1.8 | 0 | 1.8 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Barbados |
| 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 Indonesia?
- Barbados, at 2 against 2 in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Barbados and Indonesia?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Indonesia?
- 187 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Indonesia rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Indonesia 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).