Kenya vs Venezuela: Universal right to vote in practice
Kenya
2
in 2025
Venezuela
2
in 2025
Kenya rank
1st
Venezuela rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Kenya
- Venezuela
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 2 against 2 in Venezuela, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 131 shared years of data; in 1895 it was Venezuela ahead.
Kenya ranks 1st and Venezuela ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Venezuela |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Venezuela |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Venezuela |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Venezuela |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Kenya |
| 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, Kenya or Venezuela?
- Kenya, at 2 against 2 in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Kenya and Venezuela?
- 0, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Venezuela?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Venezuela rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Kenya 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).