Bahamas vs Colombia: Universal right to vote in practice
Bahamas
2
in 2025
Colombia
2
in 2025
Bahamas rank
1st
Colombia rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Bahamas
- Colombia
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 2 against 2 in Colombia, a difference of 0.
Across all 228 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 1st and Colombia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Colombia | 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 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Colombia |
| 1860s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Colombia |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Colombia |
| 1960s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, Bahamas or Colombia?
- Bahamas, at 2 against 2 in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Bahamas and Colombia?
- 0, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Colombia?
- 228 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Colombia rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Bahamas ranks 1st and Colombia 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).