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Political Corruption Index in Venezuela

Venezuela: Political Corruption Index was 0.968 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.968
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
1st
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.971
in 2022
All-time low
0.216
in 1830
Years of data
227
1789–2025

Political Corruption Index in Venezuela, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Venezuela recorded 0.968 for political corruption index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political corruption index in Venezuela peaked at 0.971 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.216, in 1830.

Venezuela ranks 1st of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 227 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.32 0.32 0.32 1
1790s 0.32 0.32 0.32 10
1800s 0.32 0.32 0.32 10
1810s 0.3931 0.272 0.469 10
1830s 0.216 0.216 0.216 10
1840s 0.3527 0.285 0.624 10
1850s 0.5752 0.493 0.587 10
1860s 0.5014 0.493 0.507 10
1870s 0.549 0.549 0.549 10
1880s 0.549 0.549 0.549 10
1890s 0.549 0.549 0.549 10
1900s 0.5662 0.505 0.573 10
1910s 0.5069 0.492 0.526 10
1920s 0.5276 0.526 0.53 10
1930s 0.4385 0.291 0.53 10
1940s 0.2932 0.247 0.388 10
1950s 0.4518 0.395 0.54 10
1960s 0.5364 0.534 0.538 10
1970s 0.6382 0.555 0.704 10
1980s 0.713 0.707 0.717 10
1990s 0.7004 0.69 0.731 10
2000s 0.9208 0.894 0.947 10
2010s 0.943 0.905 0.968 10
2020s 0.9678 0.961 0.971 6

Countries ranked near Venezuela

  1. 2 Chad 0.952 compare
  2. 3 Nicaragua 0.942 compare
  3. 4 Cameroon 0.939 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political corruption index in Venezuela?
Political corruption index in Venezuela was 0.968 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Venezuela?
The highest recorded value was 0.971 in 2022.
What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Venezuela?
The lowest recorded value was 0.216 in 1830.
How does Venezuela rank for political corruption index?
Venezuela ranks 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political corruption index rising or falling in Venezuela?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Venezuela data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Corruption Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Political Corruption Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 25,295 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which a country is affected by political corruption.