Belize vs Guyana: Universal right to vote in practice
Belize
2
in 2025
Guyana
2
in 2025
Belize rank
1st
Guyana rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Belize
- Guyana
How they compare
Belize currently reports 2 against 2 in Guyana, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Guyana ahead.
Belize ranks 1st and Guyana ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.8 | 0.4 | Belize |
| 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 Guyana?
- Belize, at 2 against 2 in Guyana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Belize and Guyana?
- 0, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Guyana?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Guyana rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Belize ranks 1st and Guyana 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).