Congo vs Venezuela: Electoral democracy

Congo
1
in 2025
Venezuela
1
in 2025
Congo rank
87th
Venezuela rank
87th

Electoral democracy over time

  • Congo
  • Venezuela
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 1 against 1 in Venezuela, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Venezuela ahead.

Congo ranks 87th and Venezuela ranks 87th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Venezuela Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0.1 0.1 Venezuela
1950s 0.3 0.2 0.1 Congo
1960s 0.3 2 1.7 Venezuela
1970s 0 2 2 Venezuela
1980s 0 2 2 Venezuela
1990s 0.5 2 1.5 Venezuela
2000s 0.8 1.2 0.4 Venezuela
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Congo or Venezuela?
Congo, at 1 against 1 in Venezuela as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Congo and Venezuela?
0, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Venezuela?
123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
How do Congo and Venezuela rank globally for electoral democracy?
Congo ranks 87th and Venezuela ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.