Barbados vs Belize: Universal right to vote
Barbados
2
in 2025
Belize
2
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Belize rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Barbados
- Belize
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 2 against 2 in Belize, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 164 shared years of data; in 1862 it was Belize ahead.
Barbados ranks 1st and Belize ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Belize | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Barbados |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, Barbados or Belize?
- Barbados, at 2 against 2 in Belize as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Barbados and Belize?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Belize?
- 164 years are reported by both, from 1862 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Belize rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Belize 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. 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 men and women that are citizens are allowed to vote in national elections (score 2), whether it is only men (score 1), or there is no universal rights to vote for either men or women (score 0). It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.