Trinidad and Tobago vs United States: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote

Trinidad and Tobago
100.0%
in 2025
United States
100.0%
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago rank
1st
United States rank
1st

Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time

  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • United States
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How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in United States, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was United States ahead.

Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Trinidad and Tobago averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Trinidad and Tobago United States Difference Ahead
1900s 0.0% 41.0% 41.0% United States
1910s 0.0% 41.0% 41.0% United States
1920s 6.5% 88.0% 81.5% United States
1930s 15.0% 90.7% 75.7% United States
1940s 49.0% 93.4% 44.4% United States
1950s 100.0% 95.0% 5.0% Trinidad and Tobago
1960s 100.0% 97.0% 3.0% Trinidad and Tobago
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, Trinidad and Tobago or United States?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 100.0% against 100.0% in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Trinidad and Tobago and United States?
0.0%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Trinidad and Tobago and United States?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Trinidad and Tobago and United States rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st and United States 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

Indicator
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Unit
%
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,409 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.