Let's not forget that North Korea has elections and they have a Prime Minister.
According to Wikipedia Democracy Index Russia, China, Vietnam, UAE are ranked below Venezuela and Cuba. Also check out: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/graham-allison/singapore-challenges-democracy_b_7933188.html It's a miracle to see Huffpost post something sensible.
RE: Venezuela is a democracy? How to make a dictatorship from nothing.