Dominican Republic vs United Kingdom: Universal right to vote in practice
Dominican Republic
2
in 2025
United Kingdom
2
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Dominican Republic
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 2 against 2 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 6 and United Kingdom in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.2 | 0.4 | Dominican Republic |
| 1920s | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 1 | 2 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | United Kingdom |
| 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, Dominican Republic or United Kingdom?
- Dominican Republic, at 2 against 2 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Dominican Republic and United Kingdom?
- 0, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and United Kingdom?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and United Kingdom rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Dominican Republic ranks 1st and United Kingdom 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).