Dominica vs Maldives: Universal right to vote in practice
Dominica
2
in 2025
Maldives
2
in 2025
Dominica rank
1st
Maldives rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Dominica
- Maldives
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 2 against 2 in Maldives, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 102 shared years of data; in 1924 it was Maldives ahead.
Dominica ranks 1st and Maldives ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Dominica has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | Dominica |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Dominica |
| 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, Dominica or Maldives?
- Dominica, at 2 against 2 in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Dominica and Maldives?
- 0, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Maldives?
- 102 years are reported by both, from 1924 to 2025.
- How do Dominica and Maldives rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Dominica ranks 1st and Maldives 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).