Bahamas vs Taiwan: Universal right to vote in practice
Bahamas
2
in 2025
Taiwan
2
in 2025
Bahamas rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Bahamas
- Taiwan
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 2 against 2 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.
Across all 131 years both countries report, Taiwan has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | Taiwan |
| 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 Taiwan?
- Bahamas, at 2 against 2 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Bahamas and Taiwan?
- 0, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Taiwan?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Taiwan rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Bahamas ranks 1st and Taiwan 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).