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Participatory Political Institutions Index in Venezuela

Venezuela: Participatory Political Institutions Index was 0.463 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.463
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
109th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.681
in 1999
All-time low
0.02
in 1789
Years of data
227
1789–2025

Participatory Political Institutions Index in Venezuela, 1789–2025

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Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, participatory political institutions index in Venezuela stood at 0.463.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, participatory political institutions index in Venezuela peaked at 0.681 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 1789.

That places Venezuela 109th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Participatory Political Institutions Index in Venezuela, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.02 —
1790 0.02 +0.0%
1791 0.02 +0.0%
1792 0.02 +0.0%
1793 0.02 +0.0%
1794 0.02 +0.0%
1795 0.02 +0.0%
1796 0.02 +0.0%
1797 0.02 +0.0%
1798 0.02 +0.0%
1799 0.02 +0.0%
1800 0.026 +30.0%
1801 0.026 +0.0%
1802 0.026 +0.0%
1803 0.026 +0.0%
1804 0.026 +0.0%
1805 0.026 +0.0%
1806 0.026 +0.0%
1807 0.026 +0.0%
1808 0.026 +0.0%
1809 0.026 +0.0%
1810 0.159 +511.5%
1811 0.159 +0.0%
1812 0.159 +0.0%
1813 0.076 -52.2%
1814 0.076 +0.0%
1815 0.076 +0.0%
1816 0.076 +0.0%
1817 0.076 +0.0%
1818 0.076 +0.0%
1819 0.059 -22.4%
1830 0.213 +261.0%
1831 0.213 +0.0%
1832 0.213 +0.0%
1833 0.213 +0.0%
1834 0.213 +0.0%
1835 0.213 +0.0%
1836 0.213 +0.0%
1837 0.213 +0.0%
1838 0.213 +0.0%
1839 0.213 +0.0%
1840 0.179 -16.0%
1841 0.179 +0.0%
1842 0.179 +0.0%
1843 0.179 +0.0%
1844 0.179 +0.0%
1845 0.179 +0.0%
1846 0.179 +0.0%
1847 0.179 +0.0%
1848 0.11 -38.5%
1849 0.11 +0.0%
1850 0.11 +0.0%
1851 0.11 +0.0%
1852 0.11 +0.0%
1853 0.11 +0.0%
1854 0.11 +0.0%
1855 0.11 +0.0%
1856 0.11 +0.0%
1857 0.11 +0.0%
1858 0.11 +0.0%
1859 0.11 +0.0%
1860 0.11 +0.0%
1861 0.11 +0.0%
1862 0.11 +0.0%
1863 0.144 +30.9%
1864 0.178 +23.6%
1865 0.189 +6.2%
1866 0.189 +0.0%
1867 0.189 +0.0%
1868 0.153 -19.0%
1869 0.153 +0.0%
1870 0.153 +0.0%
1871 0.153 +0.0%
1872 0.153 +0.0%
1873 0.153 +0.0%
1874 0.153 +0.0%
1875 0.153 +0.0%
1876 0.153 +0.0%
1877 0.153 +0.0%
1878 0.153 +0.0%
1879 0.153 +0.0%
1880 0.153 +0.0%
1881 0.153 +0.0%
1882 0.153 +0.0%
1883 0.153 +0.0%
1884 0.153 +0.0%
1885 0.153 +0.0%
1886 0.153 +0.0%
1887 0.153 +0.0%
1888 0.153 +0.0%
1889 0.153 +0.0%
1890 0.153 +0.0%
1891 0.153 +0.0%
1892 0.153 +0.0%
1893 0.153 +0.0%
1894 0.153 +0.0%
1895 0.153 +0.0%
1896 0.153 +0.0%
1897 0.153 +0.0%
1898 0.153 +0.0%
1899 0.153 +0.0%
1900 0.04 -73.9%
1901 0.04 +0.0%
1902 0.04 +0.0%
1903 0.04 +0.0%
1904 0.04 +0.0%
1905 0.04 +0.0%
1906 0.04 +0.0%
1907 0.04 +0.0%
1908 0.04 +0.0%
1909 0.04 +0.0%
1910 0.04 +0.0%
1911 0.04 +0.0%
1912 0.04 +0.0%
1913 0.04 +0.0%
1914 0.04 +0.0%
1915 0.042 +5.0%
1916 0.042 +0.0%
1917 0.042 +0.0%
1918 0.042 +0.0%
1919 0.042 +0.0%
1920 0.042 +0.0%
1921 0.037 -11.9%
1922 0.037 +0.0%
1923 0.037 +0.0%
1924 0.037 +0.0%
1925 0.037 +0.0%
1926 0.037 +0.0%
1927 0.037 +0.0%
1928 0.037 +0.0%
1929 0.037 +0.0%
1930 0.037 +0.0%
1931 0.037 +0.0%
1932 0.037 +0.0%
1933 0.037 +0.0%
1934 0.037 +0.0%
1935 0.039 +5.4%
1936 0.075 +92.3%
1937 0.075 +0.0%
1938 0.075 +0.0%
1939 0.075 +0.0%
1940 0.08 +6.7%
1941 0.108 +35.0%
1942 0.108 +0.0%
1943 0.108 +0.0%
1944 0.108 +0.0%
1945 0.286 +164.8%
1946 0.331 +15.7%
1947 0.331 +0.0%
1948 0.236 -28.7%
1949 0.099 -58.1%
1950 0.099 +0.0%
1951 0.099 +0.0%
1952 0.099 +0.0%
1953 0.099 +0.0%
1954 0.099 +0.0%
1955 0.099 +0.0%
1956 0.099 +0.0%
1957 0.132 +33.3%
1958 0.185 +40.2%
1959 0.409 +121.1%
1960 0.434 +6.1%
1961 0.438 +0.9%
1962 0.438 +0.0%
1963 0.438 +0.0%
1964 0.438 +0.0%
1965 0.454 +3.7%
1966 0.454 +0.0%
1967 0.454 +0.0%
1968 0.454 +0.0%
1969 0.454 +0.0%
1970 0.454 +0.0%
1971 0.454 +0.0%
1972 0.454 +0.0%
1973 0.454 +0.0%
1974 0.454 +0.0%
1975 0.454 +0.0%
1976 0.454 +0.0%
1977 0.454 +0.0%
1978 0.454 +0.0%
1979 0.454 +0.0%
1980 0.454 +0.0%
1981 0.454 +0.0%
1982 0.443 -2.4%
1983 0.454 +2.5%
1984 0.454 +0.0%
1985 0.454 +0.0%
1986 0.454 +0.0%
1987 0.454 +0.0%
1988 0.545 +20.0%
1989 0.586 +7.5%
1990 0.586 +0.0%
1991 0.586 +0.0%
1992 0.599 +2.2%
1993 0.599 +0.0%
1994 0.584 -2.5%
1995 0.584 +0.0%
1996 0.599 +2.6%
1997 0.599 +0.0%
1998 0.592 -1.2%
1999 0.681 +15.0%
2000 0.661 -2.9%
2001 0.661 +0.0%
2002 0.658 -0.5%
2003 0.656 -0.3%
2004 0.652 -0.6%
2005 0.643 -1.4%
2006 0.629 -2.2%
2007 0.639 +1.6%
2008 0.628 -1.7%
2009 0.618 -1.6%
2010 0.62 +0.3%
2011 0.62 +0.0%
2012 0.598 -3.5%
2013 0.558 -6.7%
2014 0.543 -2.7%
2015 0.531 -2.2%
2016 0.528 -0.6%
2017 0.476 -9.8%
2018 0.457 -4.0%
2019 0.466 +2.0%
2020 0.454 -2.6%
2021 0.455 +0.2%
2022 0.41 -9.9%
2023 0.463 +12.9%
2024 0.467 +0.9%
2025 0.463 -0.9%

Venezuela compared with similar countries

  • Venezuela's 0.463 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.48, 96% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Venezuela's 0.463 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.581, 80% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.02 0.02 0.02 1
1790s 0.02 0.02 0.02 10
1800s 0.026 0.026 0.026 10
1810s 0.0992 0.059 0.159 10
1830s 0.213 0.213 0.213 10
1840s 0.1652 0.11 0.179 10
1850s 0.11 0.11 0.11 10
1860s 0.1525 0.11 0.189 10
1870s 0.153 0.153 0.153 10
1880s 0.153 0.153 0.153 10
1890s 0.153 0.153 0.153 10
1900s 0.04 0.04 0.04 10
1910s 0.041 0.04 0.042 10
1920s 0.0375 0.037 0.042 10
1930s 0.0524 0.037 0.075 10
1940s 0.1795 0.08 0.331 10
1950s 0.1419 0.099 0.409 10
1960s 0.4456 0.434 0.454 10
1970s 0.454 0.454 0.454 10
1980s 0.4752 0.443 0.586 10
1990s 0.6009 0.584 0.681 10
2000s 0.6445 0.618 0.661 10
2010s 0.5397 0.457 0.62 10
2020s 0.452 0.41 0.467 6

Countries ranked near Venezuela

  1. 107 Namibia 0.47 compare
  2. 108 Botswana 0.468 compare
  3. 110 Guyana 0.462 compare
  4. 111 Liberia 0.456 compare
  5. 112 Burundi 0.437 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is participatory political institutions index in Venezuela?
Participatory political institutions index in Venezuela was 0.463 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest participatory political institutions index recorded in Venezuela?
The highest recorded value was 0.681 in 1999.
What is the lowest participatory political institutions index recorded in Venezuela?
The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 1789.
How does Venezuela rank for participatory political institutions index?
Venezuela ranks 109th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is participatory political institutions index rising or falling in Venezuela?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. 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 Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Participatory Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,844 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.