Which has higher literacy, Macao or Venezuela?

Venezuela, at 97.18 against 96.54 in Macao as of 2017.

How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Venezuela?

5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2016.

Our World in Data, published as Literacy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Macao

96.54

in 2016

Venezuela

97.18

in 2017

Macao rank

27th

Venezuela rank

24th

Venezuela currently reports 97.18 against 96.54 in Macao, a difference of 0.64.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Macao ahead.

Macao ranks 27th and Venezuela ranks 24th of 89 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela in 1.

Decade	Macao	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1980s	90.38	84.73	5.65	Macao
2000s	92.4	93.82	1.42	Venezuela
2010s	96.09	95.95	0.14	Macao

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher literacy, Macao or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 97.18 against 96.54 in Macao as of 2017.
What is the difference in literacy between Macao and Venezuela?: 0.64, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Venezuela?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2016.
How do Macao and Venezuela rank globally for literacy?: Macao ranks 27th and Venezuela ranks 24th of 89 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Literacy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.