Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Venezuela

Venezuela: Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.307 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.307
Change on year
down 8.4%
World rank
148th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.881
in 1994
All-time low
0.116
in 1814
Years of data
227
1789–2025

Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Venezuela, 1789–2025

0.20.40.60.8178919072025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Venezuela is 0.307, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Venezuela peaked at 0.881 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.116, in 1814.

That places Venezuela 148th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Venezuela, year by year

Annual values for Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Venezuela, 1789 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1789 0.14 —
1790 0.14 +0.0%
1791 0.14 +0.0%
1792 0.14 +0.0%
1793 0.14 +0.0%
1794 0.14 +0.0%
1795 0.14 +0.0%
1796 0.14 +0.0%
1797 0.14 +0.0%
1798 0.14 +0.0%
1799 0.14 +0.0%
1800 0.147 +5.0%
1801 0.147 +0.0%
1802 0.147 +0.0%
1803 0.147 +0.0%
1804 0.147 +0.0%
1805 0.147 +0.0%
1806 0.147 +0.0%
1807 0.147 +0.0%
1808 0.149 +1.4%
1809 0.146 -2.0%
1810 0.337 +130.8%
1811 0.355 +5.3%
1812 0.196 -44.8%
1813 0.119 -39.3%
1814 0.116 -2.5%
1815 0.125 +7.8%
1816 0.125 +0.0%
1817 0.125 +0.0%
1818 0.125 +0.0%
1819 0.125 +0.0%
1830 0.457 +265.6%
1831 0.457 +0.0%
1832 0.457 +0.0%
1833 0.457 +0.0%
1834 0.461 +0.9%
1835 0.464 +0.7%
1836 0.464 +0.0%
1837 0.464 +0.0%
1838 0.464 +0.0%
1839 0.464 +0.0%
1840 0.427 -8.0%
1841 0.426 -0.2%
1842 0.426 +0.0%
1843 0.426 +0.0%
1844 0.426 +0.0%
1845 0.426 +0.0%
1846 0.426 +0.0%
1847 0.394 -7.5%
1848 0.31 -21.3%
1849 0.331 +6.8%
1850 0.355 +7.3%
1851 0.355 +0.0%
1852 0.355 +0.0%
1853 0.355 +0.0%
1854 0.355 +0.0%
1855 0.415 +16.9%
1856 0.415 +0.0%
1857 0.439 +5.8%
1858 0.456 +3.9%
1859 0.397 -12.9%
1860 0.339 -14.6%
1861 0.339 +0.0%
1862 0.339 +0.0%
1863 0.417 +23.0%
1864 0.5 +19.9%
1865 0.507 +1.4%
1866 0.507 +0.0%
1867 0.507 +0.0%
1868 0.491 -3.2%
1869 0.441 -10.2%
1870 0.401 -9.1%
1871 0.401 +0.0%
1872 0.401 +0.0%
1873 0.401 +0.0%
1874 0.401 +0.0%
1875 0.401 +0.0%
1876 0.401 +0.0%
1877 0.401 +0.0%
1878 0.401 +0.0%
1879 0.401 +0.0%
1880 0.415 +3.5%
1881 0.415 +0.0%
1882 0.415 +0.0%
1883 0.452 +8.9%
1884 0.452 +0.0%
1885 0.452 +0.0%
1886 0.452 +0.0%
1887 0.452 +0.0%
1888 0.452 +0.0%
1889 0.452 +0.0%
1890 0.491 +8.6%
1891 0.491 +0.0%
1892 0.487 -0.8%
1893 0.45 -7.6%
1894 0.45 +0.0%
1895 0.45 +0.0%
1896 0.45 +0.0%
1897 0.45 +0.0%
1898 0.428 -4.9%
1899 0.425 -0.7%
1900 0.29 -31.8%
1901 0.29 +0.0%
1902 0.29 +0.0%
1903 0.29 +0.0%
1904 0.29 +0.0%
1905 0.29 +0.0%
1906 0.29 +0.0%
1907 0.29 +0.0%
1908 0.296 +2.1%
1909 0.276 -6.8%
1910 0.277 +0.4%
1911 0.277 +0.0%
1912 0.277 +0.0%
1913 0.277 +0.0%
1914 0.273 -1.4%
1915 0.257 -5.9%
1916 0.246 -4.3%
1917 0.241 -2.0%
1918 0.235 -2.5%
1919 0.237 +0.9%
1920 0.238 +0.4%
1921 0.238 +0.0%
1922 0.238 +0.0%
1923 0.238 +0.0%
1924 0.238 +0.0%
1925 0.247 +3.8%
1926 0.247 +0.0%
1927 0.247 +0.0%
1928 0.24 -2.8%
1929 0.24 +0.0%
1930 0.24 +0.0%
1931 0.24 +0.0%
1932 0.24 +0.0%
1933 0.24 +0.0%
1934 0.24 +0.0%
1935 0.252 +5.0%
1936 0.432 +71.4%
1937 0.488 +13.0%
1938 0.492 +0.8%
1939 0.496 +0.8%
1940 0.504 +1.6%
1941 0.57 +13.1%
1942 0.575 +0.9%
1943 0.58 +0.9%
1944 0.59 +1.7%
1945 0.638 +8.1%
1946 0.659 +3.3%
1947 0.667 +1.2%
1948 0.586 -12.1%
1949 0.297 -49.3%
1950 0.292 -1.7%
1951 0.292 +0.0%
1952 0.281 -3.8%
1953 0.276 -1.8%
1954 0.276 +0.0%
1955 0.276 +0.0%
1956 0.276 +0.0%
1957 0.291 +5.4%
1958 0.631 +116.8%
1959 0.777 +23.1%
1960 0.792 +1.9%
1961 0.786 -0.8%
1962 0.784 -0.3%
1963 0.784 +0.0%
1964 0.787 +0.4%
1965 0.79 +0.4%
1966 0.79 +0.0%
1967 0.79 +0.0%
1968 0.799 +1.1%
1969 0.845 +5.8%
1970 0.855 +1.2%
1971 0.855 +0.0%
1972 0.859 +0.5%
1973 0.86 +0.1%
1974 0.86 +0.0%
1975 0.86 +0.0%
1976 0.86 +0.0%
1977 0.86 +0.0%
1978 0.86 +0.0%
1979 0.869 +1.0%
1980 0.871 +0.2%
1981 0.871 +0.0%
1982 0.871 +0.0%
1983 0.871 +0.0%
1984 0.868 -0.3%
1985 0.865 -0.3%
1986 0.865 +0.0%
1987 0.865 +0.0%
1988 0.855 -1.2%
1989 0.857 +0.2%
1990 0.872 +1.8%
1991 0.872 +0.0%
1992 0.869 -0.3%
1993 0.869 +0.0%
1994 0.881 +1.4%
1995 0.881 +0.0%
1996 0.881 +0.0%
1997 0.879 -0.2%
1998 0.863 -1.8%
1999 0.807 -6.5%
2000 0.769 -4.7%
2001 0.761 -1.0%
2002 0.723 -5.0%
2003 0.706 -2.4%
2004 0.707 +0.1%
2005 0.699 -1.1%
2006 0.709 +1.4%
2007 0.7 -1.3%
2008 0.701 +0.1%
2009 0.698 -0.4%
2010 0.686 -1.7%
2011 0.685 -0.1%
2012 0.672 -1.9%
2013 0.598 -11.0%
2014 0.56 -6.4%
2015 0.521 -7.0%
2016 0.525 +0.8%
2017 0.404 -23.0%
2018 0.362 -10.4%
2019 0.325 -10.2%
2020 0.323 -0.6%
2021 0.338 +4.6%
2022 0.342 +1.2%
2023 0.34 -0.6%
2024 0.335 -1.5%
2025 0.307 -8.4%

Venezuela compared with similar countries

  • Venezuela's 0.307 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6365, 48% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Venezuela's 0.307 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.819, 37% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 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
1830 +265.6% 0.125 0.457
1810 +130.8% 0.146 0.337
1958 +116.8% 0.291 0.631
1936 +71.4% 0.252 0.432
1949 -49.3% 0.586 0.297
1812 -44.8% 0.355 0.196

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.14 0.14 0.14 1
1790s 0.14 0.14 0.14 10
1800s 0.1471 0.146 0.149 10
1810s 0.1748 0.116 0.355 10
1830s 0.4609 0.457 0.464 10
1840s 0.4018 0.31 0.427 10
1850s 0.3897 0.355 0.456 10
1860s 0.4387 0.339 0.507 10
1870s 0.401 0.401 0.401 10
1880s 0.4409 0.415 0.452 10
1890s 0.4572 0.425 0.491 10
1900s 0.2892 0.276 0.296 10
1910s 0.2597 0.235 0.277 10
1920s 0.2411 0.238 0.247 10
1930s 0.336 0.24 0.496 10
1940s 0.5666 0.297 0.667 10
1950s 0.3668 0.276 0.777 10
1960s 0.7947 0.784 0.845 10
1970s 0.8598 0.855 0.869 10
1980s 0.8659 0.855 0.871 10
1990s 0.8674 0.807 0.881 10
2000s 0.7173 0.698 0.769 10
2010s 0.5338 0.325 0.686 10
2020s 0.3308 0.307 0.342 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Venezuela?
Human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Venezuela was 0.307 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Venezuela?
The highest recorded value was 0.881 in 1994.
What is the lowest human rights index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Venezuela?
The lowest recorded value was 0.116 in 1814.
How does Venezuela rank for human rights index vs. electoral democracy index?
Venezuela ranks 148th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Venezuela?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. 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 Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.