Barbados vs Rwanda: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Barbados
100.0%
in 2025
Rwanda
100.0%
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Rwanda rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Barbados
- Rwanda
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 1st and Rwanda ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% | Barbados |
| 1920s | 5.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% | Barbados |
| 1930s | 5.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% | Barbados |
| 1940s | 17.0% | 0.0% | 17.0% | Barbados |
| 1950s | 92.5% | 25.0% | 67.5% | Barbados |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 95.0% | 5.0% | 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 Rwanda?
- Barbados, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Barbados and Rwanda?
- 0.0%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Rwanda?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Rwanda rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Rwanda 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.