Papua New Guinea vs Venezuela: Universal right to vote
Papua New Guinea
2
in 2025
Venezuela
2
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Venezuela rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Venezuela
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2 against 2 in Venezuela, a difference of 0.
Across all 142 years both countries report, Venezuela has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Venezuela ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Venezuela |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Venezuela |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Venezuela |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Venezuela |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Venezuela |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 0.9 | 2 | 1.1 | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote, Papua New Guinea or Venezuela?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2 against 2 in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Papua New Guinea and Venezuela?
- 0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Venezuela?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Venezuela rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Papua New Guinea 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
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.