Belize vs Dominican Republic: Universal right to vote in practice
Belize
2
in 2025
Dominican Republic
2
in 2025
Belize rank
1st
Dominican Republic rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Belize
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Belize currently reports 2 against 2 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 164 shared years of data; in 1862 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Belize ranks 1st and Dominican Republic ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | Dominican Republic |
| 1870s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Dominican Republic |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Dominican Republic |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Dominican Republic |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Dominican Republic |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 1940s | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Dominican Republic |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Dominican Republic |
| 1960s | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0 | — |
| 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, Belize or Dominican Republic?
- Belize, at 2 against 2 in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Belize and Dominican Republic?
- 0, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Dominican Republic?
- 164 years are reported by both, from 1862 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Dominican Republic rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Belize ranks 1st and Dominican Republic 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).