Tonga vs Venezuela: Universal right to vote in practice
Tonga
2
in 2025
Venezuela
2
in 2025
Tonga rank
1st
Venezuela rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Tonga
- Venezuela
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 2 against 2 in Venezuela, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 181 shared years of data; in 1845 it was Venezuela ahead.
Tonga ranks 1st and Venezuela ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Tonga averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Venezuela |
| 1860s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 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 | 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 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Tonga |
| 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, Tonga or Venezuela?
- Tonga, at 2 against 2 in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Tonga and Venezuela?
- 0, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Venezuela?
- 181 years are reported by both, from 1845 to 2025.
- How do Tonga and Venezuela rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Tonga 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).