East Timor vs Venezuela: Universal right to vote in practice
East Timor
2
in 2025
Venezuela
2
in 2025
East Timor rank
1st
Venezuela rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- East Timor
- Venezuela
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 2 against 2 in Venezuela, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1859 it was Venezuela ahead.
East Timor ranks 1st and Venezuela ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, East Timor averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Timor | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 | 2 | 2 | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | East Timor |
| 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, East Timor or Venezuela?
- East Timor, at 2 against 2 in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between East Timor and Venezuela?
- 0, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Venezuela?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2025.
- How do East Timor and Venezuela rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- East Timor 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).