Iran vs Venezuela: Universal right to vote
Iran
2
in 2025
Venezuela
2
in 2025
Iran rank
1st
Venezuela rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Iran
- Venezuela
How they compare
Iran currently reports 2 against 2 in Venezuela, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 228 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Venezuela ahead.
Iran ranks 1st and Venezuela ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 1 | 1 | Venezuela |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Venezuela |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Venezuela |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Venezuela |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Venezuela |
| 1910s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Venezuela |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Iran |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Iran |
| 1950s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 1.7 | 2 | 0.3 | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote, Iran or Venezuela?
- Iran, at 2 against 2 in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Iran and Venezuela?
- 0, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Venezuela?
- 228 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Venezuela rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Iran 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. 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 men and women that are citizens are allowed to vote in national elections (score 2), whether it is only men (score 1), or there is no universal rights to vote for either men or women (score 0). It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.