Bahamas vs Jamaica: Women's universal right to vote
Bahamas
1
in 2025
Jamaica
1
in 2025
Bahamas rank
1st
Jamaica rank
1st
Women's universal right to vote over time
- Bahamas
- Jamaica
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 1 against 1 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.
Across all 142 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 1st and Jamaica ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Jamaica | 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 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher women's universal right to vote, Bahamas or Jamaica?
- Bahamas, at 1 against 1 in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in women's universal right to vote between Bahamas and Jamaica?
- 0, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Jamaica?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Jamaica rank globally for women's universal right to vote?
- Bahamas ranks 1st and Jamaica ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's 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 all women are allowed to vote in national elections. It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.