Dominica vs South Africa: Universal right to vote
Dominica
2
in 2025
South Africa
2
in 2025
Dominica rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Dominica
- South Africa
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 2 against 2 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 102 shared years of data; in 1924 it was South Africa ahead.
Dominica ranks 1st and South Africa 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 | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1.8 | 0 | 1.8 | Dominica |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Dominica |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Dominica |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Dominica |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Dominica |
| 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, Dominica or South Africa?
- Dominica, at 2 against 2 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Dominica and South Africa?
- 0, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and South Africa?
- 102 years are reported by both, from 1924 to 2025.
- How do Dominica and South Africa rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Dominica ranks 1st and South Africa 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
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.