Prosperity gap in Venezuela
Venezuela: Prosperity gap was 6.52 in 2006. ▲ Rising
Latest (2006)
6.52
Change on year
down 37.1%
World rank
24th
of 120 countries
All-time high
11.53
in 2003
All-time low
4.14
in 1981
Years of data
13
1981–2006
Prosperity gap in Venezuela, 1981–2006
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2006, prosperity gap in Venezuela stood at 6.52.
The figure is down 37.1% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prosperity gap in Venezuela peaked at 11.53 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4.14, in 1981.
That places Venezuela 24th out of 120 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Prosperity gap in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4.14 | — |
| 1987 | 4.33 | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 5.85 | +35.2% |
| 1992 | 5.24 | -10.5% |
| 1995 | 6.83 | +30.4% |
| 1998 | 7.58 | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 7.81 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 7.21 | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 10.01 | +38.8% |
| 2003 | 11.53 | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 10.69 | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 10.37 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 6.52 | -37.1% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 6.52 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.5, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 6.52 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.65, 2.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.77 | 4.14 | 5.85 | 3 |
| 1990s | 6.86 | 5.24 | 7.81 | 4 |
| 2000s | 9.39 | 6.52 | 11.53 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More reference data data for Venezuela
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 384.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1,173 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 43,034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 41.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.1023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 110.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 39,390 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 1,537 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prosperity gap in Venezuela?
- Prosperity gap in Venezuela was 6.52 in 2006, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prosperity gap recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 11.53 in 2003.
- What is the lowest prosperity gap recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.14 in 1981.
- How does Venezuela rank for prosperity gap?
- Venezuela ranks 24th out of 120 countries with data for 2006.
- Is prosperity gap rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 Prosperity gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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