Dominican Republic vs Uruguay: Universal right to vote in practice
Dominican Republic
2
in 2025
Uruguay
2
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Dominican Republic
- Uruguay
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 2 against 2 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Uruguay ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 8 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.2 | 0.4 | Dominican Republic |
| 1920s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Dominican Republic |
| 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 Uruguay?
- Dominican Republic, at 2 against 2 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Dominican Republic and Uruguay?
- 0, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Uruguay?
- 201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and Uruguay rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Uruguay 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).