Uruguay vs Venezuela: Universal right to vote in practice
Uruguay
2
in 2025
Venezuela
2
in 2025
Uruguay rank
1st
Venezuela rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 2 against 2 in Venezuela, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 196 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Venezuela ahead.
Uruguay ranks 1st and Venezuela ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Uruguay averaged higher in 5 and Venezuela in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uruguay | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | Venezuela |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Uruguay |
| 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, Uruguay or Venezuela?
- Uruguay, at 2 against 2 in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Uruguay and Venezuela?
- 0, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and Venezuela?
- 196 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
- How do Uruguay and Venezuela rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Uruguay 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).