United States vs Venezuela: Citizen support for democracy
Citizen support for democracy over time
- United States
- Venezuela
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.2049 against 0.1397 in Venezuela, a difference of 0.0652.
That makes United States's figure about 1.5 times Venezuela's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was United States ahead.
United States ranks 47th and Venezuela ranks 50th of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, United States averaged higher in 3 and Venezuela in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.19 | -0.0882 | 1.28 | United States |
| 2000s | 0.9199 | 0.5732 | 0.3467 | United States |
| 2010s | 0.4201 | 0.9444 | 0.5244 | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 0.2049 | 0.1397 | 0.0651 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen support for democracy, United States or Venezuela?
- United States, at 0.2049 against 0.1397 in Venezuela as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen support for democracy between United States and Venezuela?
- 0.0652, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Venezuela?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do United States and Venezuela rank globally for citizen support for democracy?
- United States ranks 47th and Venezuela ranks 50th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Claassen (2022) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Citizen support for democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.