Private civil liberties index in Venezuela
Venezuela: Private civil liberties index was 0.597 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.597
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
123rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.91
in 1970
All-time low
0.069
in 1809
Years of data
227
1789–2025
Private civil liberties index in Venezuela, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 0.597 for private civil liberties index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private civil liberties index in Venezuela peaked at 0.91 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.069, in 1809.
That places Venezuela 123rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 227 years of available data.
Private civil liberties index in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.079 | — |
| 1790 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.069 | -12.7% |
| 1810 | 0.164 | +137.7% |
| 1811 | 0.217 | +32.3% |
| 1812 | 0.217 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.171 | -21.2% |
| 1814 | 0.171 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.171 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.171 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.171 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.171 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.171 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.254 | +48.5% |
| 1831 | 0.254 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.254 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.254 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.28 | +10.2% |
| 1835 | 0.291 | +3.9% |
| 1836 | 0.291 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.291 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.291 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.291 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.291 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.291 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.291 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.291 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.291 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.291 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.291 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.263 | -9.6% |
| 1848 | 0.24 | -8.7% |
| 1849 | 0.281 | +17.1% |
| 1850 | 0.296 | +5.3% |
| 1851 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.478 | +61.5% |
| 1856 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.545 | +14.0% |
| 1858 | 0.545 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.545 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.545 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.545 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.545 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.545 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.545 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.545 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.545 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.545 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.545 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.545 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.498 | -8.6% |
| 1871 | 0.498 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.498 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.498 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.498 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.498 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.498 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.498 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.498 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.498 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.498 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.498 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.498 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.588 | +18.1% |
| 1884 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.569 | -3.2% |
| 1901 | 0.569 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.569 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.569 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.569 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.569 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.569 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.569 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.569 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.576 | +1.2% |
| 1910 | 0.582 | +1.0% |
| 1911 | 0.582 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.582 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.582 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.582 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.584 | +0.3% |
| 1916 | 0.574 | -1.7% |
| 1917 | 0.574 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.574 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.574 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.574 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.574 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.574 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.574 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.574 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.574 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.574 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.574 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.574 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.574 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.574 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.574 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.574 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.574 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.574 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.599 | +4.4% |
| 1936 | 0.682 | +13.9% |
| 1937 | 0.722 | +5.9% |
| 1938 | 0.722 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.722 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.722 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.722 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.722 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.722 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.726 | +0.6% |
| 1945 | 0.726 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.726 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.726 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.736 | +1.4% |
| 1949 | 0.617 | -16.2% |
| 1950 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.816 | +32.3% |
| 1959 | 0.896 | +9.8% |
| 1960 | 0.896 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.896 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.896 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.896 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.896 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.896 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.896 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.896 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.896 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.896 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.91 | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.91 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.91 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.91 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.91 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.91 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.91 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.91 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.91 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.91 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.91 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.91 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.91 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.91 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.904 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.904 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.904 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.904 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.901 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.901 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.908 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.908 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.908 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.908 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.908 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.908 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.908 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.908 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.883 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.868 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.848 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.84 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.828 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.807 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.787 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.786 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.785 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.785 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.792 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.786 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.786 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.752 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.735 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.697 | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.674 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.583 | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 0.552 | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.547 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.522 | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.569 | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 0.571 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.58 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.61 | +5.2% |
| 2025 | 0.597 | -2.1% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0.597 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.671, 89% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0.597 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.829, 72% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.079 | 0.079 | 0.079 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.079 | 0.079 | 0.079 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.078 | 0.069 | 0.079 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.1795 | 0.164 | 0.217 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.2751 | 0.254 | 0.291 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.2821 | 0.24 | 0.291 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.4071 | 0.296 | 0.545 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.545 | 0.545 | 0.545 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.498 | 0.498 | 0.498 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.561 | 0.498 | 0.588 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.588 | 0.588 | 0.588 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.5697 | 0.569 | 0.576 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.579 | 0.574 | 0.584 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.574 | 0.574 | 0.574 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6317 | 0.574 | 0.722 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7145 | 0.617 | 0.736 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6648 | 0.617 | 0.896 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.896 | 0.896 | 0.896 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9058 | 0.901 | 0.91 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9015 | 0.868 | 0.908 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8142 | 0.785 | 0.848 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6904 | 0.547 | 0.792 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5748 | 0.522 | 0.61 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is private civil liberties index in Venezuela?
- Private civil liberties index in Venezuela was 0.597 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest private civil liberties index recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 0.91 in 1970.
- What is the lowest private civil liberties index recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.069 in 1809.
- How does Venezuela rank for private civil liberties index?
- Venezuela ranks 123rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is private civil liberties index rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Private civil liberties index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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