Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric in Venezuela

Venezuela: Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric was 0.298 in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
0.298
World rank
115th
of 162 countries
All-time high
0.4247
in 1995
All-time low
0.054
in 1870
Years of data
24
1870–2020

Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric in Venezuela, 1870–2020

0.10.20.30.41870194520201870: 0.0541880: 0.0581890: 0.071900: 0.0611913: 0.0681925: 0.0721929: 0.0751933: 0.0771938: 0.1171950: 0.1451955: 0.1551960: 0.3031965: 0.3231970: 0.3591975: 0.3841980: 0.41985: 0.3981990: 0.4071995: 0.4252000: 0.3712005: 0.3322010: 0.3332015: 0.3332020: 0.298

Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2022) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in Venezuela is 0.298, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in Venezuela peaked at 0.4247 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.054, in 1870.

Venezuela ranks 115th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric in Venezuela, year by year

Annual values for Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric in Venezuela, 1870 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1870 0.054
1880 0.0584 +8.0%
1890 0.0699 +19.7%
1900 0.0609 -12.9%
1913 0.0675 +10.9%
1925 0.0721 +6.8%
1929 0.0749 +3.8%
1933 0.0767 +2.4%
1938 0.1169 +52.4%
1950 0.1452 +24.2%
1955 0.1546 +6.5%
1960 0.303 +96.0%
1965 0.3234 +6.7%
1970 0.3594 +11.1%
1975 0.3844 +6.9%
1980 0.3997 +4.0%
1985 0.3977 -0.5%
1990 0.4073 +2.4%
1995 0.4247 +4.3%
2000 0.3713 -12.6%
2005 0.3319 -10.6%
2010 0.3331 +0.4%
2015 0.333 -0.0%
2020 0.298 -10.5%

Venezuela compared with similar countries

  • Venezuela's 0.298 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.29, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Venezuela's 0.298 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4747, 63% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric in Venezuela changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1960 +96.0% 0.1546 0.303
1938 +52.4% 0.0767 0.1169

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1870s 0.054 0.054 0.054 1
1880s 0.0584 0.0584 0.0584 1
1890s 0.0699 0.0699 0.0699 1
1900s 0.0609 0.0609 0.0609 1
1910s 0.0675 0.0675 0.0675 1
1920s 0.0735 0.0721 0.0749 2
1930s 0.0968 0.0767 0.1169 2
1950s 0.1499 0.1452 0.1546 2
1960s 0.3132 0.303 0.3234 2
1970s 0.3719 0.3594 0.3844 2
1980s 0.3987 0.3977 0.3997 2
1990s 0.416 0.4073 0.4247 2
2000s 0.3516 0.3319 0.3713 2
2010s 0.3331 0.333 0.3331 2
2020s 0.298 0.298 0.298 1

Countries ranked near Venezuela

  1. 112 Kenya 0.3073 compare
  2. 113 Saudi Arabia 0.307 compare
  3. 114 Bahrain 0.3009 compare
  4. 116 Liberia 0.293 compare
  5. 117 Nigeria 0.2916 compare
  6. 118 Tanzania 0.2908 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in Venezuela?
Augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in Venezuela was 0.298 in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2022) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric recorded in Venezuela?
The highest recorded value was 0.4247 in 1995.
What is the lowest augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric recorded in Venezuela?
The lowest recorded value was 0.054 in 1870.
How does Venezuela rank for augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric?
Venezuela ranks 115th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
Is augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric rising or falling in Venezuela?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Venezuela data come from?
The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2022) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric
Source
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2022) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
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