United States vs Venezuela: Elected parliament
United States
1
in 2025
Venezuela
1
in 2025
United States rank
1st
Venezuela rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- United States
- Venezuela
How they compare
United States currently reports 1 against 1 in Venezuela, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 228 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United States ahead.
United States ranks 1st and Venezuela ranks 1st of 198 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 1 | 0 | 1 | United States |
| 1790s | 1 | 0 | 1 | United States |
| 1800s | 1 | 0 | 1 | United States |
| 1810s | 1 | 0 | 1 | United States |
| 1820s | 1 | 0 | 1 | United States |
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | United States |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | United States |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | United States |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | United States |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | United States |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected parliament, United States or Venezuela?
- United States, at 1 against 1 in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between United States and Venezuela?
- 0, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Venezuela?
- 228 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do United States and Venezuela rank globally for elected parliament?
- United States ranks 1st and Venezuela ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens elect a legislature which does issue some laws, but does not perform executive functions.