Age of electoral democracy (V-Dem) in Venezuela
Venezuela: Age of electoral democracy (V-Dem) was 43 years in 2001. ◆ Volatile
Age of electoral democracy in Venezuela, 1959–2001
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age of electoral democracy in Venezuela is 43 years, measured in 2001. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age of electoral democracy in Venezuela peaked at 43 years in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1 years, in 1959.
That places Venezuela 32nd out of 111 countries with data for 2001, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Age of electoral democracy (V-Dem) in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 1 years | — |
| 1960 | 2 years | +100.0% |
| 1961 | 3 years | +50.0% |
| 1962 | 4 years | +33.3% |
| 1963 | 5 years | +25.0% |
| 1964 | 6 years | +20.0% |
| 1965 | 7 years | +16.7% |
| 1966 | 8 years | +14.3% |
| 1967 | 9 years | +12.5% |
| 1968 | 10 years | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 11 years | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 12 years | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 13 years | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 14 years | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 15 years | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 16 years | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 17 years | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 18 years | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 19 years | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 20 years | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 21 years | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 22 years | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 23 years | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 24 years | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 25 years | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 26 years | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 27 years | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 28 years | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 29 years | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 30 years | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 31 years | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 32 years | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 33 years | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 34 years | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 35 years | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 36 years | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 37 years | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 38 years | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 39 years | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 40 years | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 41 years | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 42 years | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 43 years | +2.4% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 43 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21 years, 2.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 43 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35 years, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Age of electoral democracy (V-Dem) 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | +100.0% | 1 years | 2 years |
| 1961 | +50.0% | 2 years | 3 years |
| 1962 | +33.3% | 3 years | 4 years |
| 1963 | +25.0% | 4 years | 5 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 1 |
| 1960s | 6.5 years | 2 years | 11 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.5 years | 12 years | 21 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.5 years | 22 years | 31 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.5 years | 32 years | 41 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.5 years | 42 years | 43 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More social development data for Venezuela
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 14,333 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 417,010 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0146 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 417,010 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age of electoral democracy in Venezuela?
- Age of electoral democracy in Venezuela was 43 years in 2001, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age of electoral democracy recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 43 years in 2001.
- What is the lowest age of electoral democracy recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 1959.
- How does Venezuela rank for age of electoral democracy?
- Venezuela ranks 32nd out of 111 countries with data for 2001.
- Is age of electoral democracy rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Age of electoral democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of consecutive years in electoral democracy.