Barbados vs Djibouti: Universal right to vote in practice
Barbados
2
in 2025
Djibouti
2
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Djibouti rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Barbados
- Djibouti
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 2 against 2 in Djibouti, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 141 shared years of data; in 1885 it was Djibouti ahead.
Barbados ranks 1st and Djibouti ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Djibouti | 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 | 1.8 | 0 | 1.8 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | Barbados |
| 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, Barbados or Djibouti?
- Barbados, at 2 against 2 in Djibouti as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Barbados and Djibouti?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Djibouti?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Djibouti rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Djibouti 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).