Dominican Republic vs Netherlands: Universal right to vote in practice
Dominican Republic
2
in 2025
Netherlands
2
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Dominican Republic
- Netherlands
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 2 against 2 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Netherlands ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 7 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Netherlands | 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 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Dominican Republic |
| 1870s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Dominican Republic |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 1900s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Dominican Republic |
| 1910s | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Dominican Republic |
| 1920s | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | Netherlands |
| 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, Dominican Republic or Netherlands?
- Dominican Republic, at 2 against 2 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Dominican Republic and Netherlands?
- 0, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Netherlands?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and Netherlands rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Netherlands 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).