Portugal vs Venezuela: Universal right to vote in practice
Portugal
2
in 2025
Venezuela
2
in 2025
Portugal rank
1st
Venezuela rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Portugal
- Venezuela
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2 against 2 in Venezuela, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 228 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Venezuela ahead.
Portugal ranks 1st and Venezuela ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Venezuela |
| 1860s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Venezuela |
| 1870s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Venezuela |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Venezuela |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Venezuela |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Venezuela |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Venezuela |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Venezuela |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 0.8 | 2 | 1.2 | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Portugal |
| 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, Portugal or Venezuela?
- Portugal, at 2 against 2 in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Portugal and Venezuela?
- 0, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Venezuela?
- 228 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Venezuela rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Portugal ranks 1st and Venezuela ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- 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).