Thailand vs Venezuela: Universal right to vote in practice
Thailand
2
in 2025
Venezuela
2
in 2025
Thailand rank
1st
Venezuela rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Thailand
- Venezuela
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 2 against 2 in Venezuela, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 228 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Venezuela ahead.
Thailand ranks 1st and Venezuela ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 3 and Venezuela in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | 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 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | Thailand |
| 1940s | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.2 | Thailand |
| 1950s | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | Thailand |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 0.4 | 2 | 1.6 | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.8 | Venezuela |
| 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, Thailand or Venezuela?
- Thailand, at 2 against 2 in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Thailand and Venezuela?
- 0, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Venezuela?
- 228 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Thailand and Venezuela rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Thailand 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).