Political liberties in Venezuela

Venezuela: Political liberties was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0
World rank
80th
of 198 countries
All-time high
1
in 1970
All-time low
0
in 1789
Years of data
228
1789–2025

Political liberties in Venezuela, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Venezuela recorded 0 for political liberties in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 228 years on record.

Over the whole period, political liberties in Venezuela peaked at 1 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1789.

Venezuela ranks 80th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Political liberties in Venezuela, year by year

Annual values for Political liberties in Venezuela, 1789 to 2025.
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
1820 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
1859 0
1860 0
1861 0
1862 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
1894 0
1895 0
1896 0
1897 0
1898 0
1899 0
1900 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
1947 0
1948 0
1949 0
1950 0
1951 0
1952 0
1953 0
1954 0
1955 0
1956 0
1957 0
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 1
1971 1 +0.0%
1972 1 +0.0%
1973 1 +0.0%
1974 1 +0.0%
1975 1 +0.0%
1976 1 +0.0%
1977 1 +0.0%
1978 1 +0.0%
1979 1 +0.0%
1980 1 +0.0%
1981 1 +0.0%
1982 1 +0.0%
1983 1 +0.0%
1984 1 +0.0%
1985 1 +0.0%
1986 1 +0.0%
1987 1 +0.0%
1988 1 +0.0%
1989 1 +0.0%
1990 1 +0.0%
1991 1 +0.0%
1992 1 +0.0%
1993 1 +0.0%
1994 1 +0.0%
1995 1 +0.0%
1996 1 +0.0%
1997 1 +0.0%
1998 0 -100.0%
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0
2020 0
2021 0
2022 0
2023 0
2024 0
2025 0

Venezuela compared with similar countries

  • Venezuela's 0 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0 0 0 1
1790s 0 0 0 10
1800s 0 0 0 10
1810s 0 0 0 10
1820s 0 0 0 1
1830s 0 0 0 10
1840s 0 0 0 10
1850s 0 0 0 10
1860s 0 0 0 10
1870s 0 0 0 10
1880s 0 0 0 10
1890s 0 0 0 10
1900s 0 0 0 10
1910s 0 0 0 10
1920s 0 0 0 10
1930s 0 0 0 10
1940s 0 0 0 10
1950s 0 0 0 10
1960s 0 0 0 10
1970s 1 1 1 10
1980s 1 1 1 10
1990s 0.8 0 1 10
2000s 0 0 0 10
2010s 0 0 0 10
2020s 0 0 0 6

Countries ranked near Venezuela

  1. 80 Afghanistan 0
  2. 80 Albania 0
  3. 80 Algeria 0
  4. 80 Angola 0
  5. 80 Armenia 0
  6. 80 Azerbaijan 0
  7. 80 Bahrain 0
  8. 80 Bangladesh 0
  9. 80 Belarus 0
  10. 80 Benin 0 compare
  11. 80 Bhutan 0
  12. 80 Bolivia 0 compare
  13. 80 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
  14. 80 Botswana 0 compare
  15. 80 Brunei 0
  16. 80 Burkina Faso 0
  17. 80 Burundi 0
  18. 80 Cambodia 0
  19. 80 Cameroon 0
  20. 80 Central African Republic 0
  21. 80 Chad 0
  22. 80 China 0
  23. 80 Colombia 0
  24. 80 Comoros 0
  25. 80 Congo 0
  26. 80 Cote d'Ivoire 0
  27. 80 Cuba 0
  28. 80 Democratic Republic of Congo 0
  29. 80 Djibouti 0
  30. 80 East Timor 0
  31. 80 Ecuador 0
  32. 80 Egypt 0
  33. 80 El Salvador 0 compare
  34. 80 Equatorial Guinea 0
  35. 80 Eritrea 0
  36. 80 Eswatini 0
  37. 80 Ethiopia 0
  38. 80 Gabon 0
  39. 80 Gambia 0
  40. 80 Georgia 0
  41. 80 Guatemala 0
  42. 80 Guinea 0
  43. 80 Guinea-Bissau 0
  44. 80 Haiti 0
  45. 80 Honduras 0 compare
  46. 80 Hungary 0 compare
  47. 80 India 0 compare
  48. 80 Indonesia 0
  49. 80 Iran 0
  50. 80 Iraq 0
  51. 80 Israel 0
  52. 80 Jordan 0
  53. 80 Kazakhstan 0
  54. 80 Kenya 0
  55. 80 Kuwait 0
  56. 80 Kyrgyzstan 0
  57. 80 Laos 0
  58. 80 Lebanon 0
  59. 80 Lesotho 0
  60. 80 Liberia 0
  61. 80 Libya 0
  62. 80 Madagascar 0
  63. 80 Malawi 0
  64. 80 Malaysia 0
  65. 80 Maldives 0
  66. 80 Mali 0
  67. 80 Mauritania 0
  68. 80 Mexico 0
  69. 80 Moldova 0
  70. 80 Montenegro 0
  71. 80 Morocco 0
  72. 80 Mozambique 0
  73. 80 Myanmar 0
  74. 80 Nepal 0
  75. 80 Nicaragua 0
  76. 80 Niger 0
  77. 80 Nigeria 0
  78. 80 North Korea 0
  79. 80 North Macedonia 0
  80. 80 Oman 0
  81. 80 Pakistan 0
  82. 80 Palestine 0
  83. 80 Paraguay 0
  84. 80 Peru 0 compare
  85. 80 Philippines 0 compare
  86. 80 Qatar 0
  87. 80 Russia 0
  88. 80 Rwanda 0
  89. 80 Saudi Arabia 0
  90. 80 Senegal 0 compare
  91. 80 Serbia 0
  92. 80 Sierra Leone 0
  93. 80 Singapore 0
  94. 80 Slovakia 0 compare
  95. 80 Solomon Islands 0 compare
  96. 80 Somalia 0
  97. 80 South Sudan 0
  98. 80 Sri Lanka 0 compare
  99. 80 Sudan 0
  100. 80 Syria 0
  101. 80 Tajikistan 0
  102. 80 Tanzania 0
  103. 80 Thailand 0
  104. 80 Togo 0
  105. 80 Tunisia 0
  106. 80 Turkey 0
  107. 80 Turkmenistan 0
  108. 80 USSR 0
  109. 80 Uganda 0
  110. 80 Ukraine 0
  111. 80 United Arab Emirates 0
  112. 80 Uzbekistan 0
  113. 80 Vatican 0
  114. 80 Vietnam 0
  115. 80 Western Sahara 0
  116. 80 Yemen 0
  117. 80 Zambia 0
  118. 80 Zimbabwe 0

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Frequently asked questions

What is political liberties in Venezuela?
Political liberties in Venezuela was 0 in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political liberties recorded in Venezuela?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1970.
What is the lowest political liberties recorded in Venezuela?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1789.
How does Venezuela rank for political liberties?
Venezuela ranks 80th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Venezuela data come from?
The figures come from Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political liberties. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political liberties
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
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