Bahamas vs Gambia: Universal right to vote in practice
Bahamas
2
in 2025
Gambia
2
in 2025
Bahamas rank
1st
Gambia rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Bahamas
- Gambia
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 2 against 2 in Gambia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 137 shared years of data; in 1889 it was Gambia ahead.
Bahamas ranks 1st and Gambia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Gambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | Gambia |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Bahamas |
| 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 Gambia?
- Bahamas, at 2 against 2 in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Bahamas and Gambia?
- 0, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Gambia?
- 137 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Gambia rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Bahamas ranks 1st and Gambia 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).