Mexico vs Venezuela: Electoral democracy
Mexico
1
in 2025
Venezuela
1
in 2025
Mexico rank
87th
Venezuela rank
87th
Electoral democracy over time
- Mexico
- Venezuela
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1 against 1 in Venezuela, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 223 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Venezuela ahead.
Mexico ranks 87th and Venezuela ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 10 and Venezuela in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Mexico |
| 1850s | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.7 | Mexico |
| 1860s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Venezuela |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.4444 | 0.4444 | Venezuela |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.2222 | 0 | 0.2222 | Mexico |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Mexico |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Mexico |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Mexico |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Mexico |
| 1960s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Mexico |
| 2010s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1.67 | 1 | 0.6667 | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Mexico or Venezuela?
- Mexico, at 1 against 1 in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Mexico and Venezuela?
- 0, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Venezuela?
- 223 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Venezuela rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Mexico 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
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.