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Effective Power to Govern Score in Venezuela

Venezuela: Effective Power to Govern Score was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
81st
of 128 countries
All-time high
3
in 2005
All-time low
2
in 2009
Years of data
11
2005–2025

Effective Power to Govern Score in Venezuela, 2005–2025

01232005201520252005: 32007: 32009: 22011: 22013: 22015: 22017: 32019: 22021: 22023: 22025: 2

Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Venezuela recorded 2 for effective power to govern score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, effective power to govern score in Venezuela peaked at 3 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2009.

Venezuela ranks 81st of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Effective Power to Govern Score in Venezuela, year by year

Year Value Change
2005 3 —
2007 3 +0.0%
2009 2 -33.3%
2011 2 +0.0%
2013 2 +0.0%
2015 2 +0.0%
2017 3 +50.0%
2019 2 -33.3%
2021 2 +0.0%
2023 2 +0.0%
2025 2 +0.0%

Venezuela compared with similar countries

  • Venezuela's 2 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3, 67% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Venezuela's 2 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7, 29% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.67 2 3 3
2010s 2.2 2 3 5
2020s 2 2 2 3

Countries ranked near Venezuela

  1. 81 Algeria 2 compare
  2. 81 Angola 2 compare
  3. 81 Azerbaijan 2 compare
  4. 81 Belarus 2 compare
  5. 81 Cameroon 2 compare
  6. 81 China 2 compare
  7. 81 Congo 2 compare
  8. 81 Egypt 2 compare
  9. 81 Iran 2 compare
  10. 81 Jordan 2 compare
  11. 81 Kazakhstan 2 compare
  12. 81 Mauritania 2 compare
  13. 81 Morocco 2 compare
  14. 81 Russia 2 compare
  15. 81 Rwanda 2 compare
  16. 81 Somalia 2 compare
  17. 81 Tajikistan 2 compare
  18. 81 Tunisia 2 compare
  19. 81 Uzbekistan 2 compare
  20. 81 Vietnam 2 compare
  21. 81 Zimbabwe 2 compare

See the full ranking of 128 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is effective power to govern score in Venezuela?
Effective power to govern score in Venezuela was 2 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest effective power to govern score recorded in Venezuela?
The highest recorded value was 3 in 2005.
What is the lowest effective power to govern score recorded in Venezuela?
The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2009.
How does Venezuela rank for effective power to govern score?
Venezuela ranks 81st out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
Is effective power to govern score rising or falling in Venezuela?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Venezuela data come from?
The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Effective Power to Govern Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Effective Power to Govern Score
Source
Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
128 places, 1,394 data points, 2005–2025
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Indicates the extent to which no individual or group holds de facto veto power over democratically elected political leaders.