Bahamas vs Dominican Republic: Universal right to vote in practice
Bahamas
2
in 2025
Dominican Republic
2
in 2025
Bahamas rank
1st
Dominican Republic rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Bahamas
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 2 against 2 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Bahamas ranks 1st and Dominican Republic ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Dominican Republic | 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 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Dominican Republic |
| 1870s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Dominican Republic |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Dominican Republic |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Dominican Republic |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Dominican Republic |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 1940s | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Dominican Republic |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Dominican Republic |
| 1960s | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0 | — |
| 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 Dominican Republic?
- Bahamas, at 2 against 2 in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Bahamas and Dominican Republic?
- 0, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Dominican Republic?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Dominican Republic rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Bahamas ranks 1st and Dominican Republic ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.