Turkmenistan vs Venezuela: Universal right to vote in practice
Turkmenistan
2
in 2025
Venezuela
2
in 2025
Turkmenistan rank
1st
Venezuela rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Turkmenistan
- Venezuela
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 2 against 2 in Venezuela, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 217 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Venezuela ahead.
Turkmenistan ranks 1st and Venezuela ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Turkmenistan averaged higher in 4 and Venezuela in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkmenistan | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | Turkmenistan |
| 1940s | 2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | Turkmenistan |
| 1950s | 2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Turkmenistan |
| 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, Turkmenistan or Venezuela?
- Turkmenistan, at 2 against 2 in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Turkmenistan and Venezuela?
- 0, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkmenistan and Venezuela?
- 217 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2025.
- How do Turkmenistan and Venezuela rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Turkmenistan 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).