Bulgaria vs Jamaica: Universal right to vote
Bulgaria
2
in 2025
Jamaica
2
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
Jamaica rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Bulgaria
- Jamaica
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 2 against 2 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Jamaica ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, Bulgaria or Jamaica?
- Bulgaria, at 2 against 2 in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Bulgaria and Jamaica?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Jamaica?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Jamaica rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and Jamaica 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.