Bahamas vs Laos: Universal right to vote in practice
Bahamas
2
in 2025
Laos
2
in 2025
Bahamas rank
1st
Laos rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Bahamas
- Laos
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 2 against 2 in Laos, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Laos ahead.
Bahamas ranks 1st and Laos ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Laos | 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Laos |
| 1960s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | Laos |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Bahamas |
| 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 Laos?
- Bahamas, at 2 against 2 in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Bahamas and Laos?
- 0, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Laos?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Laos rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Bahamas ranks 1st and Laos 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).