Barbados vs Iran: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Barbados
100.0%
in 2025
Iran
100.0%
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Iran rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Barbados
- Iran
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Iran, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 1st and Iran ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Iran in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5.0% | 6.0% | 1.0% | Iran |
| 1910s | 5.0% | 44.0% | 39.0% | Iran |
| 1920s | 5.0% | 50.0% | 45.0% | Iran |
| 1930s | 5.0% | 50.0% | 45.0% | Iran |
| 1940s | 17.0% | 50.0% | 33.0% | Iran |
| 1950s | 92.5% | 50.0% | 42.5% | Barbados |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 80.0% | 20.0% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adult citizens who have the right to vote, Barbados or Iran?
- Barbados, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Barbados and Iran?
- 0.0%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Iran?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Iran rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Iran ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.