Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Venezuela

Venezuela: Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was -1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
-1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 7.5%
World rank
186th
of 208 countries
All-time high
-0.5002 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 1998
All-time low
-1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Political Stability - Governance estimate in Venezuela, 1996–2025

-1.8-1.5-1.2-1-0.75-0.51996201020251996: -0.558 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -0.742 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52025: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

Analysis

The most recent figure for political stability - governance estimate in Venezuela is -1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance estimate in Venezuela peaked at -0.5002 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1998 and was at its lowest, -1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2024.

Venezuela ranks 186th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Venezuela, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Venezuela, 1996 to 2025.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -0.5581 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
1998 -0.5002 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -10.4%
2000 -0.7422 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +48.4%
2002 -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +77.1%
2003 -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -8.6%
2004 -1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +6.2%
2005 -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -7.6%
2006 -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +7.4%
2007 -1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.8%
2008 -1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.0%
2009 -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.1%
2010 -1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +7.6%
2011 -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -7.4%
2012 -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.9%
2013 -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +9.0%
2014 -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -9.5%
2015 -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.0%
2016 -1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.4%
2017 -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +14.4%
2018 -1.48 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +6.0%
2019 -1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.1%
2020 -1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.3%
2021 -1.32 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -9.4%
2022 -1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -12.4%
2023 -1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.0%
2024 -1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +45.1%
2025 -1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -7.5%

Venezuela compared with similar countries

  • Venezuela's -1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.4762 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 3.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Venezuela's -1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3652 approx. -2.5 to +2.5. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) 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.

YearChange FromTo
2002 -77.1% -0.7422 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.5292 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5581 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5002 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7422 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 6

Countries ranked near Venezuela

  1. 183 Burundi -1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 184 Lebanon -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 185 Haiti -1.38 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 187 South Sudan -1.52 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 188 Chad -1.57 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 189 Mozambique -1.66 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance estimate in Venezuela?
Political stability - governance estimate in Venezuela was -1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest political stability - governance estimate recorded in Venezuela?
The highest recorded value was -0.5002 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1998.
What is the lowest political stability - governance estimate recorded in Venezuela?
The lowest recorded value was -1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024.
How does Venezuela rank for political stability - governance estimate?
Venezuela ranks 186th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is political stability - governance estimate rising or falling in Venezuela?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Venezuela data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,485 data points, 1996–2025
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Political Stability (PV) captures perceptions of the extent to which political power and governance are secure from destabilization, and of the likelihood that authority will be challenged or altered through violent, coercive, or unconstitutional means. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.