USSR vs Venezuela: Democracy
USSR
1
in 1991
Venezuela
1
in 2018
USSR rank
98th
Venezuela rank
98th
Democracy over time
- USSR
- Venezuela
How they compare
USSR currently reports 1 against 1 in Venezuela, a difference of 0.
Across all 70 years both countries report, Venezuela has been ahead every year.
USSR ranks 98th and Venezuela ranks 98th of 168 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | USSR | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Venezuela |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 0.1 | 2 | 1.9 | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, USSR or Venezuela?
- USSR, at 1 against 1 in Venezuela as of 1991.
- What is the difference in democracy between USSR and Venezuela?
- 0, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for USSR and Venezuela?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 1991.
- How do USSR and Venezuela rank globally for democracy?
- USSR ranks 98th and Venezuela ranks 98th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).