Elite Consultations Score in Venezuela
Venezuela: Elite Consultations Score was -2.55 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-2.55
Change on year
up 12.0%
World rank
174th
of 176 countries
All-time high
1.7
in 1965
All-time low
-2.9
in 2024
Years of data
227
1789–2025
Elite Consultations Score in Venezuela, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elite consultations score in Venezuela is -2.55, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 12.0% on the previous year and down 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elite consultations score in Venezuela peaked at 1.7 in 1965 and was at its lowest, -2.9, in 2024.
Venezuela ranks 174th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Elite Consultations Score in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | -2.17 | — |
| 1790 | -2.17 | -0.0% |
| 1791 | -2.17 | -0.0% |
| 1792 | -2.17 | -0.0% |
| 1793 | -2.17 | -0.0% |
| 1794 | -2.17 | -0.0% |
| 1795 | -2.17 | -0.0% |
| 1796 | -2.17 | -0.0% |
| 1797 | -2.17 | -0.0% |
| 1798 | -2.17 | -0.0% |
| 1799 | -2.17 | -0.0% |
| 1800 | -1.78 | -18.2% |
| 1801 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1802 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1803 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1804 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1805 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1806 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1807 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1808 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1809 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1810 | -0.844 | -52.5% |
| 1811 | -0.844 | -0.0% |
| 1812 | -0.844 | -0.0% |
| 1813 | -1.75 | +107.6% |
| 1814 | -1.75 | -0.0% |
| 1815 | -1.75 | -0.0% |
| 1816 | -1.75 | -0.0% |
| 1817 | -1.75 | -0.0% |
| 1818 | -1.75 | -0.0% |
| 1819 | -1.18 | -32.5% |
| 1830 | 1.45 | -222.1% |
| 1831 | 1.45 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 1.45 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 1.45 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 1.45 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 1.45 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 1.45 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 1.45 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 1.45 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 1.45 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.914 | -36.7% |
| 1841 | 0.914 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.914 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.914 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.914 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.914 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.914 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.914 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | -0.792 | -186.7% |
| 1849 | -1.28 | +61.4% |
| 1850 | -1.28 | -0.0% |
| 1851 | -1.28 | -0.0% |
| 1852 | -1.28 | -0.0% |
| 1853 | -1.28 | -0.0% |
| 1854 | -1.28 | -0.0% |
| 1855 | -1.28 | -0.0% |
| 1856 | -1.28 | -0.0% |
| 1857 | -1.28 | -0.0% |
| 1858 | -1.28 | -0.0% |
| 1859 | -1.28 | -0.0% |
| 1860 | -1.28 | -0.0% |
| 1861 | -1.28 | -0.0% |
| 1862 | -1.28 | -0.0% |
| 1863 | -1.28 | -0.0% |
| 1864 | -0.839 | -34.4% |
| 1865 | -0.839 | -0.0% |
| 1866 | -0.839 | -0.0% |
| 1867 | -0.839 | -0.0% |
| 1868 | -1.9 | +126.2% |
| 1869 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1870 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1871 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1872 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1873 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1874 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1875 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1876 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1877 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1878 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1879 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1880 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1881 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1882 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1883 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1884 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1885 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1886 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1887 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1888 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1889 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1890 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1891 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1892 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1893 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1894 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1895 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1896 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1897 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1898 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1899 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1900 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1901 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1902 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1903 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1904 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1905 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1906 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1907 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1908 | -1.68 | -11.6% |
| 1909 | -1.68 | -0.0% |
| 1910 | -1.68 | -0.0% |
| 1911 | -1.68 | -0.0% |
| 1912 | -1.35 | -19.7% |
| 1913 | -1.35 | -0.0% |
| 1914 | -1.35 | -0.0% |
| 1915 | -1.35 | -0.0% |
| 1916 | -1.64 | +21.8% |
| 1917 | -1.64 | -0.0% |
| 1918 | -1.64 | -0.0% |
| 1919 | -1.64 | -0.0% |
| 1920 | -1.64 | -0.0% |
| 1921 | -1.64 | -0.0% |
| 1922 | -1.64 | -0.0% |
| 1923 | -1.64 | -0.0% |
| 1924 | -1.64 | -0.0% |
| 1925 | -1.64 | -0.0% |
| 1926 | -1.64 | -0.0% |
| 1927 | -1.64 | -0.0% |
| 1928 | -1.64 | -0.0% |
| 1929 | -1.64 | -0.0% |
| 1930 | -1.64 | -0.0% |
| 1931 | -1.64 | -0.0% |
| 1932 | -1.64 | -0.0% |
| 1933 | -1.64 | -0.0% |
| 1934 | -1.88 | +14.8% |
| 1935 | -1.08 | -42.6% |
| 1936 | -0.842 | -22.1% |
| 1937 | -0.229 | -72.8% |
| 1938 | -0.229 | -0.0% |
| 1939 | -0.229 | -0.0% |
| 1940 | -0.229 | -0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.151 | -165.9% |
| 1942 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.805 | +433.1% |
| 1947 | 0.805 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.805 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | -1.91 | -337.3% |
| 1950 | -1.91 | -0.0% |
| 1951 | -1.91 | -0.0% |
| 1952 | -1.91 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | -2.41 | +26.1% |
| 1954 | -2.41 | -0.0% |
| 1955 | -2.41 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | -2.41 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | -2.41 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 1.12 | -146.6% |
| 1959 | 1.47 | +31.5% |
| 1960 | 1.47 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 1.47 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.47 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.47 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.47 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.7 | +15.5% |
| 1966 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.46 | -14.6% |
| 1970 | 1.46 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.59 | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 1.48 | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 1.48 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.59 | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 1.59 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.59 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.59 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.59 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.42 | -10.5% |
| 1980 | 1.42 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.42 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.42 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.42 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.28 | -9.8% |
| 1985 | 1.28 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.28 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.28 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.28 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.29 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.29 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.29 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.41 | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 1.25 | -11.6% |
| 1994 | 1.65 | +32.8% |
| 1995 | 1.65 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.65 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.65 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.65 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.332 | -79.9% |
| 2000 | -0.239 | -172.0% |
| 2001 | -0.239 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -0.239 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -0.491 | +105.4% |
| 2004 | -0.999 | +103.5% |
| 2005 | -0.999 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -0.999 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -0.999 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -1.14 | +13.9% |
| 2009 | -1.14 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -1.26 | +11.2% |
| 2011 | -1.26 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -1.26 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -1.36 | +7.7% |
| 2014 | -1.84 | +35.3% |
| 2015 | -1.84 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -1.84 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -1.84 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -1.97 | +6.9% |
| 2019 | -1.76 | -10.7% |
| 2020 | -2.06 | +17.3% |
| 2021 | -1.84 | -10.7% |
| 2022 | -1.84 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | -2 | +8.5% |
| 2024 | -2.9 | +44.9% |
| 2025 | -2.55 | -12.0% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's -2.55 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.213. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's -2.55 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -2.17 | -2.17 | -2.17 | 1 |
| 1790s | -2.17 | -2.17 | -2.17 | 10 |
| 1800s | -1.78 | -1.78 | -1.78 | 10 |
| 1810s | -1.42 | -1.75 | -0.844 | 10 |
| 1830s | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.5242 | -1.28 | 0.914 | 10 |
| 1850s | -1.28 | -1.28 | -1.28 | 10 |
| 1860s | -1.23 | -1.9 | -0.839 | 10 |
| 1870s | -1.9 | -1.9 | -1.9 | 10 |
| 1880s | -1.9 | -1.9 | -1.9 | 10 |
| 1890s | -1.9 | -1.9 | -1.9 | 10 |
| 1900s | -1.85 | -1.9 | -1.68 | 10 |
| 1910s | -1.53 | -1.68 | -1.35 | 10 |
| 1920s | -1.64 | -1.64 | -1.64 | 10 |
| 1930s | -1.11 | -1.88 | -0.229 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1031 | -1.91 | 0.805 | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.52 | -2.41 | 1.47 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.56 | 1.46 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.54 | 1.42 | 1.59 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.34 | 1.28 | 1.42 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.38 | 0.332 | 1.65 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.748 | -1.14 | -0.239 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.63 | -1.97 | -1.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.2 | -2.9 | -1.84 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More reference data data for Venezuela
- 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 - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 38.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 53.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elite consultations score in Venezuela?
- Elite consultations score in Venezuela was -2.55 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest elite consultations score recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 in 1965.
- What is the lowest elite consultations score recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.9 in 2024.
- How does Venezuela rank for elite consultations score?
- Venezuela ranks 174th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is elite consultations score rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. 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 Elite Consultations Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites consult other elites across the political spectrum and from relevant sectors of society and business when considering important policy changes.