Gambia vs Marshall Islands: Universal right to vote in practice
Gambia
2
in 2025
Marshall Islands
2
in 2025
Gambia rank
1st
Marshall Islands rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Gambia
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 2 against 2 in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 137 shared years of data; in 1889 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Gambia ranks 1st and Marshall Islands ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Marshall Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Marshall Islands | 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 | 1.4 | 0 | 1.4 | Gambia |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | Gambia |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Marshall Islands |
| 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, Gambia or Marshall Islands?
- Gambia, at 2 against 2 in Marshall Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Gambia and Marshall Islands?
- 0, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Marshall Islands?
- 137 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Marshall Islands rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Gambia ranks 1st and Marshall Islands 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).