Universal right to vote in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Universal right to vote was 2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Universal right to vote in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1937–2025
Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, universal right to vote in Saint Kitts and Nevis stood at 2. That is the highest value across all 89 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal right to vote in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 2 in 1952 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1937.
That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 89 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.6 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Consumer price index 110.82 2010 = 100 (2023)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 83.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is universal right to vote in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Universal right to vote in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 2 in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest universal right to vote recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1952.
- What is the lowest universal right to vote recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1937.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for universal right to vote?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is universal right to vote rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis data come from?
- The figures come from Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Universal right to vote. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.