Panama vs Venezuela: Universal right to vote in practice
Panama
2
in 2025
Venezuela
2
in 2025
Panama rank
1st
Venezuela rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Panama
- Venezuela
How they compare
Panama currently reports 2 against 2 in Venezuela, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Venezuela ahead.
Panama ranks 1st and Venezuela ranks 1st of 197 regions.
Across the 13 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 6 and Venezuela in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.8571 | 1 | 0.1429 | Venezuela |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Panama |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Panama |
| 1930s | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | Panama |
| 1940s | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1 | Panama |
| 1950s | 2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | Panama |
| 1960s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Panama |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Panama or Venezuela?
- Panama, at 2 against 2 in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Panama and Venezuela?
- 0, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Venezuela?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Venezuela rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Panama ranks 1st and Venezuela ranks 1st of 197 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).