Barbados vs Portugal: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Barbados
100.0%
in 2025
Portugal
100.0%
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Barbados
- Portugal
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Portugal, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Portugal ahead.
Barbados ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5.0% | 20.0% | 15.0% | Portugal |
| 1910s | 5.0% | 28.0% | 23.0% | Portugal |
| 1920s | 5.0% | 30.0% | 25.0% | Portugal |
| 1930s | 5.0% | 39.0% | 34.0% | Portugal |
| 1940s | 17.0% | 45.0% | 28.0% | Portugal |
| 1950s | 92.5% | 50.0% | 42.5% | Barbados |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 60.0% | 40.0% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 85.0% | 15.0% | Barbados |
| 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 Portugal?
- Barbados, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Barbados and Portugal?
- 0.0%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Portugal?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Portugal rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Portugal 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.