Dominican Republic vs Turkmenistan: Universal right to vote in practice
Dominican Republic
2
in 2025
Turkmenistan
2
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
1st
Turkmenistan rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Dominican Republic
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 2 against 2 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 226 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Turkmenistan ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 9 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Dominican Republic |
| 1940s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | Turkmenistan |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Dominican Republic |
| 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, Dominican Republic or Turkmenistan?
- Dominican Republic, at 2 against 2 in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Dominican Republic and Turkmenistan?
- 0, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Turkmenistan?
- 226 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and Turkmenistan rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Turkmenistan 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).