Free and Fair Elections Index in Venezuela
Venezuela: Free and Fair Elections Index was 0.051 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.051
Change on year
down 26.1%
World rank
155th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.804
in 1999
All-time low
0
in 1789
Years of data
227
1789–2025
Free and Fair Elections Index in Venezuela, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 0.051 for free and fair elections index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.1% on the previous year and down 83.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, free and fair elections index in Venezuela peaked at 0.804 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1789.
Venezuela ranks 155th 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.
Free and Fair Elections Index in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0 | — |
| 1790 | 0 | — |
| 1791 | 0 | — |
| 1792 | 0 | — |
| 1793 | 0 | — |
| 1794 | 0 | — |
| 1795 | 0 | — |
| 1796 | 0 | — |
| 1797 | 0 | — |
| 1798 | 0 | — |
| 1799 | 0 | — |
| 1800 | 0 | — |
| 1801 | 0 | — |
| 1802 | 0 | — |
| 1803 | 0 | — |
| 1804 | 0 | — |
| 1805 | 0 | — |
| 1806 | 0 | — |
| 1807 | 0 | — |
| 1808 | 0 | — |
| 1809 | 0 | — |
| 1810 | 0 | — |
| 1811 | 0 | — |
| 1812 | 0 | — |
| 1813 | 0 | — |
| 1814 | 0 | — |
| 1815 | 0 | — |
| 1816 | 0 | — |
| 1817 | 0 | — |
| 1818 | 0 | — |
| 1819 | 0 | — |
| 1830 | 0 | — |
| 1831 | 0 | — |
| 1832 | 0 | — |
| 1833 | 0 | — |
| 1834 | 0 | — |
| 1835 | 0 | — |
| 1836 | 0 | — |
| 1837 | 0 | — |
| 1838 | 0 | — |
| 1839 | 0 | — |
| 1840 | 0 | — |
| 1841 | 0 | — |
| 1842 | 0 | — |
| 1843 | 0 | — |
| 1844 | 0 | — |
| 1845 | 0 | — |
| 1846 | 0 | — |
| 1847 | 0 | — |
| 1848 | 0 | — |
| 1849 | 0 | — |
| 1850 | 0 | — |
| 1851 | 0 | — |
| 1852 | 0 | — |
| 1853 | 0 | — |
| 1854 | 0 | — |
| 1855 | 0 | — |
| 1856 | 0 | — |
| 1857 | 0 | — |
| 1858 | 0.053 | — |
| 1859 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1860 | 0.109 | — |
| 1861 | 0.058 | -46.8% |
| 1862 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1863 | 0 | — |
| 1864 | 0 | — |
| 1865 | 0 | — |
| 1866 | 0 | — |
| 1867 | 0 | — |
| 1868 | 0 | — |
| 1869 | 0 | — |
| 1870 | 0 | — |
| 1871 | 0 | — |
| 1872 | 0 | — |
| 1873 | 0 | — |
| 1874 | 0 | — |
| 1875 | 0 | — |
| 1876 | 0 | — |
| 1877 | 0 | — |
| 1878 | 0 | — |
| 1879 | 0 | — |
| 1880 | 0 | — |
| 1881 | 0 | — |
| 1882 | 0 | — |
| 1883 | 0 | — |
| 1884 | 0 | — |
| 1885 | 0 | — |
| 1886 | 0 | — |
| 1887 | 0 | — |
| 1888 | 0 | — |
| 1889 | 0 | — |
| 1890 | 0 | — |
| 1891 | 0 | — |
| 1892 | 0 | — |
| 1893 | 0.333 | — |
| 1894 | 0.333 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.333 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.333 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.015 | -95.5% |
| 1898 | 0.046 | +206.7% |
| 1899 | 0.037 | -19.6% |
| 1900 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1901 | 0 | — |
| 1902 | 0 | — |
| 1903 | 0 | — |
| 1904 | 0 | — |
| 1905 | 0 | — |
| 1906 | 0 | — |
| 1907 | 0 | — |
| 1908 | 0 | — |
| 1909 | 0 | — |
| 1910 | 0 | — |
| 1911 | 0 | — |
| 1912 | 0 | — |
| 1913 | 0 | — |
| 1914 | 0 | — |
| 1915 | 0 | — |
| 1916 | 0 | — |
| 1917 | 0 | — |
| 1918 | 0 | — |
| 1919 | 0 | — |
| 1920 | 0 | — |
| 1921 | 0 | — |
| 1922 | 0 | — |
| 1923 | 0 | — |
| 1924 | 0 | — |
| 1925 | 0 | — |
| 1926 | 0 | — |
| 1927 | 0 | — |
| 1928 | 0 | — |
| 1929 | 0 | — |
| 1930 | 0 | — |
| 1931 | 0 | — |
| 1932 | 0 | — |
| 1933 | 0 | — |
| 1934 | 0 | — |
| 1935 | 0 | — |
| 1936 | 0 | — |
| 1937 | 0 | — |
| 1938 | 0 | — |
| 1939 | 0 | — |
| 1940 | 0 | — |
| 1941 | 0 | — |
| 1942 | 0 | — |
| 1943 | 0 | — |
| 1944 | 0 | — |
| 1945 | 0 | — |
| 1946 | 0.11 | — |
| 1947 | 0.607 | +451.8% |
| 1948 | 0.54 | -11.0% |
| 1949 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1950 | 0 | — |
| 1951 | 0 | — |
| 1952 | 0.001 | — |
| 1953 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1954 | 0 | — |
| 1955 | 0 | — |
| 1956 | 0 | — |
| 1957 | 0.009 | — |
| 1958 | 0.299 | +3222.2% |
| 1959 | 0.689 | +130.4% |
| 1960 | 0.707 | +2.6% |
| 1961 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.705 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.678 | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.678 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.678 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.678 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.679 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.687 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.687 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.697 | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.697 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.687 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.739 | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 0.739 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.739 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.739 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.737 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.735 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.735 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.735 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.735 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.735 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.743 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.743 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.743 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.743 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.743 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.751 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.755 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.76 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.758 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.773 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.77 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.77 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.77 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.77 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.774 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.804 | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.705 | -12.3% |
| 2001 | 0.605 | -14.2% |
| 2002 | 0.595 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.587 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.565 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.561 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.511 | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 0.478 | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.481 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.481 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.463 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.45 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.429 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.323 | -24.7% |
| 2014 | 0.309 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.31 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.294 | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.116 | -60.5% |
| 2018 | 0.088 | -24.1% |
| 2019 | 0.077 | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.084 | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.112 | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.11 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.106 | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 0.069 | -34.9% |
| 2025 | 0.051 | -26.1% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0.051 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.321, 16% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0.051 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.768, 7% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Free and Fair Elections 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 | +3222.2% | 0.009 | 0.299 |
| 1947 | +451.8% | 0.11 | 0.607 |
| 1898 | +206.7% | 0.015 | 0.046 |
| 1959 | +130.4% | 0.299 | 0.689 |
| 1859 | -100.0% | 0.053 | 0 |
| 1862 | -100.0% | 0.058 | 0 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.0053 | 0 | 0.053 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0167 | 0 | 0.109 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.143 | 0 | 0.333 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1257 | 0 | 0.607 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0998 | 0 | 0.689 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6904 | 0.678 | 0.707 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7196 | 0.687 | 0.739 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7406 | 0.735 | 0.751 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7704 | 0.755 | 0.804 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5569 | 0.478 | 0.705 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2859 | 0.077 | 0.463 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0887 | 0.051 | 0.112 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 152 Equatorial Guinea 0.078 compare
- 153 Congo 0.076 compare
- 154 Turkmenistan 0.071 compare
- 156 Guinea 0.002 compare
- 157 Afghanistan 0 compare
- 157 Bangladesh 0 compare
- 157 Burkina Faso 0 compare
- 157 China 0 compare
- 157 Eritrea 0 compare
- 157 Guinea-Bissau 0 compare
- 157 Haiti 0 compare
- 157 Kuwait 0 compare
- 157 Libya 0 compare
- 157 Mali 0 compare
- 157 Myanmar 0 compare
- 157 Niger 0 compare
- 157 Palestine 0 compare
- 157 Qatar 0 compare
- 157 Saudi Arabia 0
- 157 Somalia 0 compare
- 157 South Sudan 0 compare
- 157 Sudan 0 compare
- 157 Syria 0 compare
- 157 Yemen 0 compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.29 (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) - Manure applied to Soils 1.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2667 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 384.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1,190 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 14,168 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 31.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 51.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is free and fair elections index in Venezuela?
- Free and fair elections index in Venezuela was 0.051 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest free and fair elections index recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 0.804 in 1999.
- What is the lowest free and fair elections index recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1789.
- How does Venezuela rank for free and fair elections index?
- Venezuela ranks 155th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is free and fair elections index rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.5%. 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 Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.