Germany vs Venezuela: Universal right to vote in practice
Germany
2
in 2025
Venezuela
2
in 2025
Germany rank
1st
Venezuela rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Germany
- Venezuela
How they compare
Germany currently reports 2 against 2 in Venezuela, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Venezuela ahead.
Germany ranks 1st and Venezuela ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0.3333 | 0.3333 | Venezuela |
| 1870s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Venezuela |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Venezuela |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Venezuela |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Venezuela |
| 1910s | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | Venezuela |
| 1920s | 2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | Germany |
| 1930s | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Germany |
| 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, Germany or Venezuela?
- Germany, at 2 against 2 in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Germany and Venezuela?
- 0, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Venezuela?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Venezuela rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Germany 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 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).