Congo vs Venezuela: Free and Fair Elections Index
Congo
0.076
in 2025
Venezuela
0.051
in 2025
Congo rank
153rd
Venezuela rank
155th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Congo
- Venezuela
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.076 against 0.051 in Venezuela, a difference of 0.025.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.5 times Venezuela's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Venezuela ahead.
Congo ranks 153rd and Venezuela ranks 155th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.1278 | 0.1257 | 0.0021 | Congo |
| 1950s | 0.4183 | 0.0998 | 0.3185 | Congo |
| 1960s | 0.1311 | 0.6904 | 0.5593 | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 0.0711 | 0.7196 | 0.6485 | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 0.1856 | 0.7406 | 0.555 | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 0.2526 | 0.7704 | 0.5178 | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 0.0882 | 0.5569 | 0.4687 | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 0.1092 | 0.2859 | 0.1767 | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 0.0887 | 0.0887 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Congo or Venezuela?
- Congo, at 0.076 against 0.051 in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Congo and Venezuela?
- 0.025, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Venezuela?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Venezuela rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Congo ranks 153rd and Venezuela ranks 155th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.