United States vs Venezuela: Universal right to vote
United States
2
in 2025
Venezuela
2
in 2025
United States rank
1st
Venezuela rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- United States
- Venezuela
How they compare
United States currently reports 2 against 2 in Venezuela, a difference of 0.
Across all 228 years both countries report, Venezuela has been ahead every year.
United States ranks 1st and Venezuela ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | 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 | 1 | 1 | Venezuela |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Venezuela |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 1 | 2 | 1 | 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, United States or Venezuela?
- United States, at 2 against 2 in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between United States and Venezuela?
- 0, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Venezuela?
- 228 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do United States and Venezuela rank globally for universal right to vote?
- United States 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.