Bahamas vs Iceland: Universal right to vote in practice
Bahamas
2
in 2025
Iceland
2
in 2025
Bahamas rank
1st
Iceland rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Bahamas
- Iceland
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 2 against 2 in Iceland, a difference of 0.
Across all 182 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 1st and Iceland ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Iceland |
| 1920s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Iceland |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Iceland |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Iceland |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Iceland |
| 1960s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | Iceland |
| 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 Iceland?
- Bahamas, at 2 against 2 in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Bahamas and Iceland?
- 0, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Iceland?
- 182 years are reported by both, from 1844 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Iceland rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Bahamas ranks 1st and Iceland 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).