What is participatory democracy index in Venezuela?

Participatory democracy index in Venezuela was 0.148 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest participatory democracy index recorded in Venezuela?

The highest recorded value was 0.492 in 1997.

What is the lowest participatory democracy index recorded in Venezuela?

The lowest recorded value was 0.005 in 1789.

How does Venezuela rank for participatory democracy index?

Venezuela ranks 125th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is participatory democracy index rising or falling in Venezuela?

Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. 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 Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Participatory Democracy Index in Venezuela

Name: Participatory Democracy Index in Venezuela
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Venezuela: Participatory Democracy Index was 0.148 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.148

Change on year

down 3.9%

World rank

125th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.492

in 1997

All-time low

0.005

in 1789

Years of data

227

1789–2025

Participatory Democracy Index in Venezuela, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Venezuela recorded 0.148 for participatory democracy index in 2025.

The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, participatory democracy index in Venezuela peaked at 0.492 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.005, in 1789.

Venezuela ranks 125th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Participatory Democracy Index in Venezuela, year by year

Annual values for Participatory Democracy Index in Venezuela, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.005	—
1790	0.005	+0.0%
1791	0.005	+0.0%
1792	0.005	+0.0%
1793	0.005	+0.0%
1794	0.005	+0.0%
1795	0.005	+0.0%
1796	0.005	+0.0%
1797	0.005	+0.0%
1798	0.005	+0.0%
1799	0.005	+0.0%
1800	0.007	+40.0%
1801	0.007	+0.0%
1802	0.007	+0.0%
1803	0.007	+0.0%
1804	0.007	+0.0%
1805	0.007	+0.0%
1806	0.007	+0.0%
1807	0.007	+0.0%
1808	0.007	+0.0%
1809	0.007	+0.0%
1810	0.045	+542.9%
1811	0.045	+0.0%
1812	0.043	-4.4%
1813	0.019	-55.8%
1814	0.019	+0.0%
1815	0.019	+0.0%
1816	0.019	+0.0%
1817	0.019	+0.0%
1818	0.019	+0.0%
1819	0.015	-21.1%
1830	0.074	+393.3%
1831	0.074	+0.0%
1832	0.085	+14.9%
1833	0.085	+0.0%
1834	0.085	+0.0%
1835	0.085	+0.0%
1836	0.082	-3.5%
1837	0.081	-1.2%
1838	0.081	+0.0%
1839	0.084	+3.7%
1840	0.07	-16.7%
1841	0.069	-1.4%
1842	0.069	+0.0%
1843	0.069	+0.0%
1844	0.069	+0.0%
1845	0.069	+0.0%
1846	0.069	+0.0%
1847	0.068	-1.4%
1848	0.039	-42.6%
1849	0.037	-5.1%
1850	0.037	+0.0%
1851	0.037	+0.0%
1852	0.037	+0.0%
1853	0.037	+0.0%
1854	0.037	+0.0%
1855	0.037	+0.0%
1856	0.037	+0.0%
1857	0.037	+0.0%
1858	0.037	+0.0%
1859	0.036	-2.7%
1860	0.04	+11.1%
1861	0.037	-7.5%
1862	0.031	-16.2%
1863	0.048	+54.8%
1864	0.057	+18.8%
1865	0.061	+7.0%
1866	0.061	+0.0%
1867	0.061	+0.0%
1868	0.048	-21.3%
1869	0.051	+6.2%
1870	0.046	-9.8%
1871	0.044	-4.3%
1872	0.044	+0.0%
1873	0.044	+0.0%
1874	0.044	+0.0%
1875	0.044	+0.0%
1876	0.044	+0.0%
1877	0.049	+11.4%
1878	0.05	+2.0%
1879	0.046	-8.0%
1880	0.044	-4.3%
1881	0.044	+0.0%
1882	0.044	+0.0%
1883	0.045	+2.3%
1884	0.049	+8.9%
1885	0.052	+6.1%
1886	0.053	+1.9%
1887	0.053	+0.0%
1888	0.053	+0.0%
1889	0.053	+0.0%
1890	0.06	+13.2%
1891	0.06	+0.0%
1892	0.057	-5.0%
1893	0.058	+1.8%
1894	0.07	+20.7%
1895	0.073	+4.3%
1896	0.073	+0.0%
1897	0.059	-19.2%
1898	0.058	-1.7%
1899	0.056	-3.4%
1900	0.011	-80.4%
1901	0.011	+0.0%
1902	0.011	+0.0%
1903	0.011	+0.0%
1904	0.011	+0.0%
1905	0.011	+0.0%
1906	0.011	+0.0%
1907	0.011	+0.0%
1908	0.011	+0.0%
1909	0.011	+0.0%
1910	0.011	+0.0%
1911	0.011	+0.0%
1912	0.011	+0.0%
1913	0.011	+0.0%
1914	0.011	+0.0%
1915	0.011	+0.0%
1916	0.011	+0.0%
1917	0.011	+0.0%
1918	0.011	+0.0%
1919	0.011	+0.0%
1920	0.011	+0.0%
1921	0.01	-9.1%
1922	0.01	+0.0%
1923	0.01	+0.0%
1924	0.01	+0.0%
1925	0.01	+0.0%
1926	0.01	+0.0%
1927	0.01	+0.0%
1928	0.01	+0.0%
1929	0.01	+0.0%
1930	0.01	+0.0%
1931	0.01	+0.0%
1932	0.01	+0.0%
1933	0.01	+0.0%
1934	0.01	+0.0%
1935	0.011	+10.0%
1936	0.022	+100.0%
1937	0.023	+4.5%
1938	0.024	+4.3%
1939	0.024	+0.0%
1940	0.026	+8.3%
1941	0.036	+38.5%
1942	0.036	+0.0%
1943	0.036	+0.0%
1944	0.037	+2.8%
1945	0.092	+148.6%
1946	0.111	+20.7%
1947	0.147	+32.4%
1948	0.139	-5.4%
1949	0.033	-76.3%
1950	0.032	-3.0%
1951	0.032	+0.0%
1952	0.032	+0.0%
1953	0.032	+0.0%
1954	0.032	+0.0%
1955	0.032	+0.0%
1956	0.032	+0.0%
1957	0.041	+28.1%
1958	0.087	+112.2%
1959	0.301	+246.0%
1960	0.342	+13.6%
1961	0.352	+2.9%
1962	0.349	-0.9%
1963	0.348	-0.3%
1964	0.334	-4.0%
1965	0.346	+3.6%
1966	0.346	+0.0%
1967	0.346	+0.0%
1968	0.347	+0.3%
1969	0.363	+4.6%
1970	0.372	+2.5%
1971	0.375	+0.8%
1972	0.383	+2.1%
1973	0.382	-0.3%
1974	0.405	+6.0%
1975	0.405	+0.0%
1976	0.405	+0.0%
1977	0.405	+0.0%
1978	0.402	-0.7%
1979	0.4	-0.5%
1980	0.402	+0.5%
1981	0.402	+0.0%
1982	0.395	-1.7%
1983	0.402	+1.8%
1984	0.401	-0.2%
1985	0.399	-0.5%
1986	0.399	+0.0%
1987	0.399	+0.0%
1988	0.45	+12.8%
1989	0.475	+5.6%
1990	0.48	+1.1%
1991	0.479	-0.2%
1992	0.482	+0.6%
1993	0.49	+1.7%
1994	0.484	-1.2%
1995	0.484	+0.0%
1996	0.491	+1.4%
1997	0.492	+0.2%
1998	0.474	-3.7%
1999	0.477	+0.6%
2000	0.405	-15.1%
2001	0.376	-7.2%
2002	0.354	-5.9%
2003	0.348	-1.7%
2004	0.339	-2.6%
2005	0.335	-1.2%
2006	0.316	-5.7%
2007	0.311	-1.6%
2008	0.306	-1.6%
2009	0.3	-2.0%
2010	0.296	-1.3%
2011	0.294	-0.7%
2012	0.278	-5.4%
2013	0.23	-17.3%
2014	0.219	-4.8%
2015	0.209	-4.6%
2016	0.207	-1.0%
2017	0.168	-18.8%
2018	0.156	-7.1%
2019	0.157	+0.6%
2020	0.153	-2.5%
2021	0.156	+2.0%
2022	0.14	-10.3%
2023	0.155	+10.7%
2024	0.154	-0.6%
2025	0.148	-3.9%

Venezuela compared with similar countries

Venezuela's 0.148 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2215, 67% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Venezuela's 0.148 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.429, 34% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Participatory 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
1810	+542.9%	0.007	0.045
1830	+393.3%	0.015	0.074
1959	+246.0%	0.087	0.301
1945	+148.6%	0.037	0.092
1958	+112.2%	0.041	0.087
1936	+100.0%	0.011	0.022

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.005	0.005	0.005	1
1790s	0.005	0.005	0.005	10
1800s	0.007	0.007	0.007	10
1810s	0.0262	0.015	0.045	10
1830s	0.0816	0.074	0.085	10
1840s	0.0628	0.037	0.07	10
1850s	0.0369	0.036	0.037	10
1860s	0.0495	0.031	0.061	10
1870s	0.0455	0.044	0.05	10
1880s	0.049	0.044	0.053	10
1890s	0.0624	0.056	0.073	10
1900s	0.011	0.011	0.011	10
1910s	0.011	0.011	0.011	10
1920s	0.0101	0.01	0.011	10
1930s	0.0154	0.01	0.024	10
1940s	0.0693	0.026	0.147	10
1950s	0.0653	0.032	0.301	10
1960s	0.3473	0.334	0.363	10
1970s	0.3934	0.372	0.405	10
1980s	0.4124	0.395	0.475	10
1990s	0.4833	0.474	0.492	10
2000s	0.339	0.3	0.405	10
2010s	0.2214	0.156	0.296	10
2020s	0.151	0.14	0.156	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is participatory democracy index in Venezuela?: Participatory democracy index in Venezuela was 0.148 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest participatory democracy index recorded in Venezuela?: The highest recorded value was 0.492 in 1997.
What is the lowest participatory democracy index recorded in Venezuela?: The lowest recorded value was 0.005 in 1789.
How does Venezuela rank for participatory democracy index?: Venezuela ranks 125th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is participatory democracy index rising or falling in Venezuela?: Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. 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 Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Participatory Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,363 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.