Nicaragua vs Venezuela: Electoral democracy (V-Dem)
Nicaragua
1
in 2025
Venezuela
1
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
87th
Venezuela rank
87th
Electoral democracy (V-Dem) over time
- Nicaragua
- Venezuela
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1 against 1 in Venezuela, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1839 it was Venezuela ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 87th and Venezuela ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 5 and Venezuela in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Venezuela |
| 1860s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Venezuela |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0.2222 | 0.4444 | 0.2222 | Venezuela |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 0.8889 | 2 | 1.11 | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 0.5 | 2 | 1.5 | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | Nicaragua |
| 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, Nicaragua or Venezuela?
- Nicaragua, at 1 against 1 in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Nicaragua and Venezuela?
- 0, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Venezuela?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Venezuela rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Nicaragua 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.