United States vs Venezuela, RB: Universal right to vote in practice
United States
2
in 2025
Venezuela, RB
2
in 2025
United States rank
1st
Venezuela, RB rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- United States
- Venezuela, RB
How they compare
United States currently reports 2 against 2 in Venezuela, RB, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 228 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Venezuela, RB ahead.
United States ranks 1st and Venezuela, RB ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, United States averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela, RB in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | Venezuela, RB | 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, RB |
| 1860s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Venezuela, RB |
| 1870s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Venezuela, RB |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Venezuela, RB |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Venezuela, RB |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Venezuela, RB |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Venezuela, RB |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Venezuela, RB |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Venezuela, RB |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Venezuela, RB |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Venezuela, RB |
| 1960s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Venezuela, RB |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | United States |
| 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, United States or Venezuela, RB?
- United States, at 2 against 2 in Venezuela, RB as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between United States and Venezuela, RB?
- 0, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Venezuela, RB?
- 228 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do United States and Venezuela, RB rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- United States ranks 1st and Venezuela, RB 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).