Barbados vs Portugal: Universal right to vote

Barbados
2
in 2025
Portugal
2
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st

Universal right to vote over time

  • Barbados
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 2 against 2 in Portugal, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 187 shared years of data; in 1839 it was Portugal ahead.

Barbados ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Portugal Difference Ahead
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0 0
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 2 0 2 Barbados
1960s 2 0 2 Barbados
1970s 2 1 1 Barbados
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, Barbados or Portugal?
Barbados, at 2 against 2 in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in universal right to vote between Barbados and Portugal?
0, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Portugal?
187 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Portugal rank globally for universal right to vote?
Barbados ranks 1st and Portugal 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Universal right to vote
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Indicates whether virtually all men and women that are citizens are allowed to vote in national elections (score 2), whether it is only men (score 1), or there is no universal rights to vote for either men or women (score 0). It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.