What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Dominican Republic and Tonga?

0, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Tonga?

181 years are reported by both, from 1845 to 2025.

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.

Dominican Republic vs Tonga: Universal right to vote in practice

Dominican Republic

in 2025

Tonga

in 2025

Dominican Republic rank

1st

Tonga rank

1st

Universal right to vote in practice over time

Dominican Republic
Tonga

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 2 against 2 in Tonga, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 181 shared years of data; in 1845 it was Tonga ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Tonga ranks 1st of 198 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1840s	0	0	0	—
1850s	0	0	0	—
1860s	0.2	0	0.2	Dominican Republic
1870s	0.2	0	0.2	Dominican Republic
1880s	1	0	1	Dominican Republic
1890s	1	0	1	Dominican Republic
1900s	0.8	0	0.8	Dominican Republic
1910s	0.6	0	0.6	Dominican Republic
1920s	0.6	0	0.6	Dominican Republic
1930s	1	0	1	Dominican Republic
1940s	1.8	0	1.8	Dominican Republic
1950s	2	0	2	Dominican Republic
1960s	1.2	0	1.2	Dominican Republic
1970s	2	0	2	Dominican Republic
1980s	2	0	2	Dominican Republic
1990s	2	0	2	Dominican Republic
2000s	2	0	2	Dominican Republic
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, Dominican Republic or Tonga?: Dominican Republic, at 2 against 2 in Tonga as of 2025.
What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Dominican Republic and Tonga?: 0, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Tonga?: 181 years are reported by both, from 1845 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Tonga rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?: Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Tonga 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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Indicator: Universal right to vote in practice
Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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).