Deliberative Political Institutions Index in Venezuela
Venezuela: Deliberative Political Institutions Index was 0.021 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.021
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
174th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.895
in 1994
All-time low
0.021
in 2024
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Deliberative Political Institutions Index in Venezuela, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 0.021 for deliberative political institutions index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 126 years on record.
That represents a change of down 79.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deliberative political institutions index in Venezuela peaked at 0.895 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.021, in 2024.
Venezuela ranks 174th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Deliberative Political Institutions Index in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.06 | — |
| 1901 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.058 | -3.3% |
| 1909 | 0.057 | -1.7% |
| 1910 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.069 | +21.1% |
| 1913 | 0.069 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.069 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.069 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.048 | -30.4% |
| 1917 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.062 | +29.2% |
| 1929 | 0.051 | -17.7% |
| 1930 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.047 | -7.8% |
| 1935 | 0.063 | +34.0% |
| 1936 | 0.17 | +169.8% |
| 1937 | 0.293 | +72.4% |
| 1938 | 0.293 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.293 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.302 | +3.1% |
| 1941 | 0.375 | +24.2% |
| 1942 | 0.397 | +5.9% |
| 1943 | 0.397 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.397 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.372 | -6.3% |
| 1946 | 0.528 | +41.9% |
| 1947 | 0.469 | -11.2% |
| 1948 | 0.521 | +11.1% |
| 1949 | 0.113 | -78.3% |
| 1950 | 0.086 | -23.9% |
| 1951 | 0.078 | -9.3% |
| 1952 | 0.064 | -17.9% |
| 1953 | 0.054 | -15.6% |
| 1954 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.071 | +31.5% |
| 1958 | 0.531 | +647.9% |
| 1959 | 0.747 | +40.7% |
| 1960 | 0.792 | +6.0% |
| 1961 | 0.78 | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 0.78 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.78 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.787 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.867 | +10.2% |
| 1966 | 0.867 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.867 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.867 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.864 | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.869 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.866 | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.866 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.879 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.887 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.887 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.887 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.887 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.873 | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.873 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.873 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.873 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.873 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.874 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.849 | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.849 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.849 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.849 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.835 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.855 | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.883 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.878 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.895 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.895 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.895 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.895 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.895 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.739 | -17.4% |
| 2000 | 0.508 | -31.3% |
| 2001 | 0.508 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.501 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.449 | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 0.404 | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.404 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.38 | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.372 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.361 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.361 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.33 | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.324 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.163 | -49.7% |
| 2014 | 0.114 | -30.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1 | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 0.076 | -24.0% |
| 2017 | 0.07 | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.058 | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 0.066 | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 0.06 | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.074 | +23.3% |
| 2022 | 0.08 | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 0.075 | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 0.021 | -72.0% |
| 2025 | 0.021 | +0.0% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0.021 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5155, 4% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0.021 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.624, 3% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deliberative Political Institutions Index 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | +647.9% | 0.071 | 0.531 |
| 1936 | +169.8% | 0.063 | 0.17 |
| 1949 | -78.3% | 0.521 | 0.113 |
| 1937 | +72.4% | 0.17 | 0.293 |
| 2024 | -72.0% | 0.075 | 0.021 |
| 2013 | -49.7% | 0.324 | 0.163 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0595 | 0.057 | 0.06 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0582 | 0.048 | 0.069 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0497 | 0.048 | 0.062 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1363 | 0.047 | 0.293 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3871 | 0.113 | 0.528 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1793 | 0.054 | 0.747 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8251 | 0.78 | 0.867 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8765 | 0.864 | 0.887 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8597 | 0.835 | 0.874 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8685 | 0.739 | 0.895 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4248 | 0.361 | 0.508 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1631 | 0.058 | 0.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0552 | 0.021 | 0.08 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 171 Sudan 0.045 compare
- 172 Afghanistan 0.033 compare
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- 175 Nicaragua 0.016 compare
More reference data data for Venezuela
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 53.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2667 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 38.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 1,537 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deliberative political institutions index in Venezuela?
- Deliberative political institutions index in Venezuela was 0.021 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deliberative political institutions index recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 0.895 in 1994.
- What is the lowest deliberative political institutions index recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.021 in 2024.
- How does Venezuela rank for deliberative political institutions index?
- Venezuela ranks 174th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deliberative political institutions index rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.