Trinidad and Tobago vs United States: Universal right to vote in practice
Trinidad and Tobago
2
in 2025
United States
2
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United States
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 2 against 2 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 137 shared years of data; in 1889 it was United States ahead.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Trinidad and Tobago | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.6 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 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, Trinidad and Tobago or United States?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 2 against 2 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Trinidad and Tobago and United States?
- 0, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Trinidad and Tobago and United States?
- 137 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2025.
- How do Trinidad and Tobago and United States rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st and United States 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).