El Salvador vs Venezuela: Universal right to vote

El Salvador
2
in 2025
Venezuela
2
in 2025
El Salvador rank
1st
Venezuela rank
1st

Universal right to vote over time

  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 2 against 2 in Venezuela, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Venezuela ahead.

El Salvador ranks 1st and Venezuela ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Venezuela Difference Ahead
1830s 0 0 0 β€”
1840s 0 0 0 β€”
1850s 0 0.2 0.2 Venezuela
1860s 0 1 1 Venezuela
1870s 0 1 1 Venezuela
1880s 0.7 1 0.3 Venezuela
1890s 1 1 0 β€”
1900s 1 1 0 β€”
1910s 1 1 0 β€”
1920s 1 1 0 β€”
1930s 1 0.6 0.4 El Salvador
1940s 1 0.6 0.4 El Salvador
1950s 2 2 0 β€”
1960s 2 2 0 β€”
1970s 2 2 0 β€”
1980s 2 2 0 β€”
1990s 2 2 0 β€”
2000s 2 2 0 β€”
2010s 2 2 0 β€”
2020s 2 2 0 β€”

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher universal right to vote, El Salvador or Venezuela?
El Salvador, at 2 against 2 in Venezuela as of 2025.
What is the difference in universal right to vote between El Salvador and Venezuela?
0, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Venezuela?
188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Venezuela rank globally for universal right to vote?
El Salvador 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Universal right to vote
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Indicates whether virtually all men and women that are citizens are allowed to vote in national elections (score 2), whether it is only men (score 1), or there is no universal rights to vote for either men or women (score 0). It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.