Venezuela vs Vietnam: Democracy
Venezuela
1
in 2025
Vietnam
1
in 2025
Venezuela rank
160th
Vietnam rank
160th
Democracy over time
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 1 against 1 in Vietnam, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 206 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Vietnam ahead.
Venezuela ranks 160th and Vietnam ranks 160th of 198 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Venezuela averaged higher in 17 and Vietnam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Venezuela | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Venezuela |
| 1840s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Venezuela |
| 1850s | 2.8 | 0 | 2.8 | Venezuela |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Venezuela |
| 1870s | 2.6 | 0 | 2.6 | Venezuela |
| 1880s | 2.6 | 0 | 2.6 | Venezuela |
| 1890s | 2.4 | 0 | 2.4 | Venezuela |
| 1900s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Venezuela |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Venezuela |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 1.8 | 1 | 0.8 | Venezuela |
| 1940s | 2.7 | 0.1 | 2.6 | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 7 | 1 | 6 | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 7 | 1 | 6 | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 6.8 | 1 | 5.8 | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 5.4 | 1 | 4.4 | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 2.6 | 1 | 1.6 | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Venezuela or Vietnam?
- Venezuela, at 1 against 1 in Vietnam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Venezuela and Vietnam?
- 0, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Venezuela and Vietnam?
- 206 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Venezuela and Vietnam rank globally for democracy?
- Venezuela ranks 160th and Vietnam ranks 160th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).