Political Rights Rating in Venezuela
Venezuela: Political Rights Rating was 7 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 199 countries
All-time high
7
in 2018
All-time low
1
in 1976
Years of data
53
1972–2025
Political Rights Rating in Venezuela, 1972–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights rating in Venezuela is 7, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating in Venezuela peaked at 7 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1976.
Venezuela ranks 1st of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Political Rights Rating in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 2 | — |
| 1973 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1977 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1993 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 1997 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2000 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2001 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | +0.0% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 7 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 7 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2, 3.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.4 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 1 Afghanistan 7 compare
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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)
- 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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -25.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating in Venezuela?
- Political rights rating in Venezuela was 7 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights rating recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2018.
- What is the lowest political rights rating recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1976.
- How does Venezuela rank for political rights rating?
- Venezuela ranks 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights rating rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Rating. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Lower ratings indicate more rights.