Electoral democracy in Venezuela
Venezuela: Electoral democracy was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0
World rank
107th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1
in 2005
All-time low
0
in 2007
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Electoral democracy in Venezuela, 2005–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 0 for electoral democracy in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Over the whole period, electoral democracy in Venezuela peaked at 1 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2007.
That places Venezuela 107th out of 197 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.
Electoral democracy in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | — |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 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. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 107 Afghanistan 0
- 107 Algeria 0
- 107 Angola 0
- 107 Azerbaijan 0
- 107 Bahrain 0
- 107 Bangladesh 0 compare
- 107 Belarus 0
- 107 Benin 0 compare
- 107 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 compare
- 107 Brunei 0
- 107 Burkina Faso 0 compare
- 107 Burundi 0
- 107 Cambodia 0
- 107 Cameroon 0
- 107 Central African Republic 0
- 107 Chad 0
- 107 China 0
- 107 Comoros 0 compare
- 107 Congo 0
- 107 Cote d'Ivoire 0 compare
- 107 Cuba 0
- 107 Democratic Republic of Congo 0
- 107 Djibouti 0
- 107 Egypt 0
- 107 El Salvador 0 compare
- 107 Equatorial Guinea 0
- 107 Eritrea 0
- 107 Eswatini 0
- 107 Ethiopia 0
- 107 Gabon 0
- 107 Gambia 0
- 107 Georgia 0 compare
- 107 Guatemala 0 compare
- 107 Guinea 0
- 107 Guinea-Bissau 0 compare
- 107 Haiti 0
- 107 Honduras 0 compare
- 107 Hong Kong 0
- 107 Indonesia 0 compare
- 107 Iran 0
- 107 Iraq 0
- 107 Jordan 0
- 107 Kazakhstan 0
- 107 Kenya 0 compare
- 107 Kuwait 0
- 107 Kyrgyzstan 0
- 107 Laos 0
- 107 Lebanon 0
- 107 Libya 0
- 107 Madagascar 0 compare
- 107 Malaysia 0
- 107 Maldives 0 compare
- 107 Mali 0 compare
- 107 Mauritania 0 compare
- 107 Morocco 0
- 107 Mozambique 0 compare
- 107 Myanmar 0
- 107 Nicaragua 0 compare
- 107 Niger 0 compare
- 107 Nigeria 0
- 107 North Korea 0
- 107 Oman 0
- 107 Pakistan 0
- 107 Papua New Guinea 0 compare
- 107 Qatar 0
- 107 Russia 0
- 107 Rwanda 0
- 107 Saudi Arabia 0
- 107 Serbia 0 compare
- 107 Singapore 0
- 107 Somalia 0
- 107 South Sudan 0
- 107 Sudan 0
- 107 Syria 0
- 107 Tajikistan 0
- 107 Tanzania 0 compare
- 107 Thailand 0 compare
- 107 Togo 0
- 107 Tunisia 0 compare
- 107 Turkey 0 compare
- 107 Turkmenistan 0
- 107 Uganda 0
- 107 Ukraine 0 compare
- 107 United Arab Emirates 0
- 107 Uzbekistan 0
- 107 Vietnam 0
- 107 Western Sahara 0
- 107 Yemen 0
- 107 Zambia 0 compare
- 107 Zimbabwe 0
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 electoral democracy in Venezuela?
- Electoral democracy in Venezuela was 0 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electoral democracy recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- What is the lowest electoral democracy recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2007.
- How does Venezuela rank for electoral democracy?
- Venezuela ranks 107th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Electoral democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies if the political regime of a country is an electoral democracy. It identifies whether a country is an electoral democracy (score 1) or not (score 0).