Barbados vs Nicaragua: Universal right to vote
Barbados
2
in 2025
Nicaragua
2
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Nicaragua rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Barbados
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 2 against 2 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 187 shared years of data; in 1839 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Barbados ranks 1st and Nicaragua ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 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 Nicaragua?
- Barbados, at 2 against 2 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Barbados and Nicaragua?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Nicaragua?
- 187 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Nicaragua rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Nicaragua 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.