Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Venezuela
Venezuela: Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.307 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Venezuela, 1789–2025
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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 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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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.