Romania vs Venezuela: Direct Democracy Index
Romania
0.403
in 2025
Venezuela
0.297
in 2025
Romania rank
6th
Venezuela rank
9th
Direct Democracy Index over time
- Romania
- Venezuela
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.403 against 0.297 in Venezuela, a difference of 0.106.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.4 times Venezuela's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Venezuela ahead.
Romania ranks 6th and Venezuela ranks 9th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 9 and Venezuela in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.01 | 0 | 0.01 | Romania |
| 1940s | 0.014 | 0 | 0.014 | Romania |
| 1950s | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | Romania |
| 1960s | 0.02 | 0.0081 | 0.0119 | Romania |
| 1970s | 0.02 | 0.009 | 0.011 | Romania |
| 1980s | 0.092 | 0.009 | 0.083 | Romania |
| 1990s | 0.1817 | 0.0522 | 0.1295 | Romania |
| 2000s | 0.2396 | 0.4122 | 0.1726 | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 0.319 | 0.2934 | 0.0256 | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.4958 | 0.2395 | 0.2563 | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher direct democracy index, Romania or Venezuela?
- Romania, at 0.403 against 0.297 in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in direct democracy index between Romania and Venezuela?
- 0.106, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Venezuela?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Venezuela rank globally for direct democracy index?
- Romania ranks 6th and Venezuela ranks 9th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Direct Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measures the extent of how easy it is for citizens to vote on specific issues themselves in popular initiatives, referendums, and plebiscites.