Iran vs Venezuela: Democracy
Iran
1
in 2025
Venezuela
1
in 2025
Iran rank
87th
Venezuela rank
87th
Democracy over time
- Iran
- Venezuela
How they compare
Iran currently reports 1 against 1 in Venezuela, a difference of 0.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Venezuela has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 87th and Venezuela ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 0.4 | 2 | 1.6 | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 0.6667 | 1 | 0.3333 | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Iran or Venezuela?
- Iran, at 1 against 1 in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Iran and Venezuela?
- 0, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Venezuela?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Venezuela rank globally for democracy?
- Iran ranks 87th and Venezuela ranks 87th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – 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 by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.