Cape Verde vs Dominican Republic: Universal right to vote in practice
Cape Verde
2
in 2025
Dominican Republic
2
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
Dominican Republic rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Cape Verde
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 2 against 2 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.
Across all 237 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Dominican Republic ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Dominican Republic | 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 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Dominican Republic |
| 1870s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Dominican Republic |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Dominican Republic |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Dominican Republic |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Dominican Republic |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 1940s | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Dominican Republic |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Dominican Republic |
| 1960s | 0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 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, Cape Verde or Dominican Republic?
- Cape Verde, at 2 against 2 in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Cape Verde and Dominican Republic?
- 0, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Dominican Republic?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Dominican Republic rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and Dominican Republic 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).