China vs Venezuela: Free and fair elections index
China
0
in 2025
Venezuela
0.051
in 2025
China rank
157th
Venezuela rank
155th
Free and fair elections index over time
- China
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 0.051 against 0 in China, a difference of 0.051.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 227 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Venezuela ahead.
China ranks 157th and Venezuela ranks 155th of 176 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0.0053 | 0.0053 | Venezuela |
| 1860s | 0 | 0.0167 | 0.0167 | Venezuela |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.143 | 0.143 | Venezuela |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.0206 | 0 | 0.0206 | China |
| 1920s | 0.0133 | 0 | 0.0133 | China |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.0161 | 0.1257 | 0.1096 | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.0998 | 0.0998 | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.6904 | 0.6904 | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.7196 | 0.7196 | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.7406 | 0.7406 | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.7704 | 0.7704 | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 0 | 0.5569 | 0.5569 | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 0 | 0.2859 | 0.2859 | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 0 | 0.0887 | 0.0887 | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, China or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 0.051 against 0 in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between China and Venezuela?
- 0.051, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Venezuela?
- 227 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do China and Venezuela rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- China ranks 157th and Venezuela ranks 155th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.