Rule of Law - Governance score in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Rule of Law - Governance score was 19.03 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
19.03 0-100
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
205th
of 206 countries
All-time high
43.88 0-100
in 1998
All-time low
16.48 0-100
in 2020
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Rule of Law - Governance score in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 1996–2024

0102030401996201020241996: 43.4 0-1001998: 43.9 0-1002000: 41.8 0-1002002: 35.2 0-1002003: 33.8 0-1002004: 35.5 0-1002005: 34.9 0-1002006: 32 0-1002007: 28.6 0-1002008: 27 0-1002009: 27.4 0-1002010: 26.7 0-1002011: 26.2 0-1002012: 25.4 0-1002013: 22.7 0-1002014: 21 0-1002015: 17.3 0-1002016: 17.7 0-1002017: 18.8 0-1002018: 17.3 0-1002019: 16.8 0-1002020: 16.5 0-1002021: 17.2 0-1002022: 18.4 0-1002023: 19.1 0-1002024: 19 0-100

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2024, rule of law - governance score in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of stood at 19.03 0-100.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance score in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 43.88 0-100 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 16.48 0-100, in 2020.

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 205th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Rule of Law - Governance score in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100) in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 43.43 0-100
1998 43.88 0-100 +1.1%
2000 41.83 0-100 -4.7%
2002 35.19 0-100 -15.9%
2003 33.77 0-100 -4.0%
2004 35.5 0-100 +5.1%
2005 34.94 0-100 -1.6%
2006 32.04 0-100 -8.3%
2007 28.65 0-100 -10.6%
2008 27 0-100 -5.7%
2009 27.45 0-100 +1.6%
2010 26.68 0-100 -2.8%
2011 26.17 0-100 -1.9%
2012 25.43 0-100 -2.8%
2013 22.72 0-100 -10.7%
2014 20.98 0-100 -7.6%
2015 17.34 0-100 -17.4%
2016 17.75 0-100 +2.4%
2017 18.84 0-100 +6.2%
2018 17.27 0-100 -8.4%
2019 16.85 0-100 -2.4%
2020 16.48 0-100 -2.2%
2021 17.23 0-100 +4.5%
2022 18.45 0-100 +7.1%
2023 19.09 0-100 +3.5%
2024 19.03 0-100 -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 43.65 0-100 43.43 0-100 43.88 0-100 2
2000s 32.93 0-100 27 0-100 41.83 0-100 9
2010s 21 0-100 16.85 0-100 26.68 0-100 10
2020s 18.06 0-100 16.48 0-100 19.09 0-100 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance score in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
Rule of law - governance score in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 19.03 0-100 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest rule of law - governance score recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 43.88 0-100 in 1998.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance score recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 16.48 0-100 in 2020.
How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for rule of law - governance score?
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 205th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance score rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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 Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
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
206 places, 5,270 data points, 1996–2024
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Rule of Law (RL) captures perceptions of the extent to which agents respect and follow the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police, courts, and the likelihood of crime and violence. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).