Barbados vs Panama: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Barbados
100.0%
in 2025
Panama
100.0%
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Panama rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Barbados
- Panama
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Panama, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 123 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 1st and Panama ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5.0% | 50.0% | 45.0% | Panama |
| 1910s | 5.0% | 50.0% | 45.0% | Panama |
| 1920s | 5.0% | 50.0% | 45.0% | Panama |
| 1930s | 5.0% | 50.0% | 45.0% | Panama |
| 1940s | 17.0% | 60.0% | 43.0% | Panama |
| 1950s | 92.5% | 100.0% | 7.5% | Panama |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 Panama?
- Barbados, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Barbados and Panama?
- 0.0%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Panama?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Panama rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Panama 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.
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About this data
Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.