Argentina vs Bahamas: Universal right to vote in practice
Argentina
2
in 2025
Bahamas
2
in 2025
Argentina rank
1st
Bahamas rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Argentina
- Bahamas
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 2 against 2 in Bahamas, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Bahamas ahead.
Argentina ranks 1st and Bahamas ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 5 and Bahamas in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Bahamas | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Argentina |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Argentina |
| 1930s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Argentina |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Argentina |
| 1950s | 1.4 | 0 | 1.4 | Argentina |
| 1960s | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Argentina or Bahamas?
- Argentina, at 2 against 2 in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Argentina and Bahamas?
- 0, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Bahamas?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Bahamas rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Argentina ranks 1st and Bahamas ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).