United States of America vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Competitiveness of Political Participation Score

United States of America
3
in 2020
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
3
in 2018
United States of America rank
94th
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
94th

Competitiveness of Political Participation Score over time

  • United States of America
  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 3 against 3 in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 183 shared years of data; in 1830 it was United States of America ahead.

United States of America ranks 94th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 94th of 167 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, United States of America averaged higher in 15 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States of America Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Difference Ahead
1830s 5 3 2 United States of America
1840s 5 3 2 United States of America
1850s 3.4 3 0.4 United States of America
1860s 3 3 0
1870s 3.8 3 0.8 United States of America
1880s 4 3 1 United States of America
1890s 4 3 1 United States of America
1900s 4 2.9 1.1 United States of America
1910s 4 2 2 United States of America
1920s 4 1 3 United States of America
1930s 4 1.44 2.56 United States of America
1940s 4 2.9 1.1 United States of America
1950s 4 3.2 0.8 United States of America
1960s 3.7 4.1 0.4 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1970s 4.2 5 0.8 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1980s 5 5 0
1990s 5 4.2 0.8 United States of America
2000s 5 3.1 1.9 United States of America
2010s 4.33 3 1.33 United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher competitiveness of political participation score, United States of America or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
United States of America, at 3 against 3 in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2020.
What is the difference in competitiveness of political participation score between United States of America and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
0, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
183 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2018.
How do United States of America and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for competitiveness of political participation score?
United States of America ranks 94th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 94th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitiveness of Political Participation Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Competitiveness of Political Participation Score
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 17,813 data points, 1789–2020
Last refreshed

Indicates the extent to which political participation is competitive. It ranges from unregulated political participation (score of 0), over repressed political participation (score of 1), suppressed political participation (score of 2), factional political participation (score of 3), and transitional arrangements (score of 4), to competitive political participation (score of 5).