Venezuela vs Zimbabwe: Electoral democracy
Venezuela
1
in 2025
Zimbabwe
1
in 2025
Venezuela rank
87th
Zimbabwe rank
87th
Electoral democracy over time
- Venezuela
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 1 against 1 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Venezuela ranks 87th and Zimbabwe ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Venezuela averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Venezuela | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 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, Venezuela or Zimbabwe?
- Venezuela, at 1 against 1 in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Venezuela and Zimbabwe?
- 0, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Venezuela and Zimbabwe?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Venezuela and Zimbabwe rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Venezuela ranks 87th and Zimbabwe 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.