Dominican Republic vs United States: Universal right to vote
Universal right to vote over time
- Dominican Republic
- United States
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 2 against 2 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United States ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | United States | 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 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Dominican Republic |
| 1870s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Dominican Republic |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 1940s | 1.8 | 0 | 1.8 | Dominican Republic |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Dominican Republic |
| 1960s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 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, Dominican Republic or United States?
- Dominican Republic, at 2 against 2 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Dominican Republic and United States?
- 0, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and United States?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and United States rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Dominican Republic ranks 1st and United States 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.