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