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Venezuela, RB

Against lower middle income countries, Venezuela, RB ranks 1st of 47 on environment and 41st of 45 on governance. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Venezuela, RB with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Venezuela, RB reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025-1.12160 of 17941 of 45moderate +0.53
Health score 2023+0.1571 of 19312 of 47moderate +0.32
Education score 2023+0.38127 of 19911 of 46proxy +0.81
Wellbeing score 2022-0.3682 of 1106 of 21high +0.80
Infrastructure score 2024+0.75127 of 2109 of 47proxy +0.90
Gender score 2020+0.6080 of 18611 of 46moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024+1.305 of 2131 of 47moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025+0.2489 of 1956 of 47high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Venezuela, RB, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths0.014per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present11 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate12.6per 100,000 population2022higher is worse

culture

Religious attendance45.5%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religion very important39.2%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Frequent prayer71.2%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Confidence in religious institutions66.5%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religiously unaffiliated9.73%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share88.1%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share0.0491%% of population2020no agreed direction
Women in a union51.5%% of women aged 15-492011no agreed direction
Marriage rate (UN)1.42marriages per 1,000 people2019no agreed direction
Divorce rate (UN)0.159divorces per 1,000 people2019no agreed direction

demography

Median age29years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing26.3years2023no agreed direction
Population28,516,896people2025no agreed direction
Population growth0.391%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization89.3%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+10%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1424.9%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate2.08births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate15.2per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration-100,467people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population4.4%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

HDI0.709index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.605index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$1,519US$2025higher is better
GDP growth1.57%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation255%% per year2016no agreed direction
Trade openness25%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows1.35%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Government consumption0%% of GDP2011no agreed direction
Military spending0.501%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture8.87%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

Primary completion88%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling13years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling9.68years2023higher is better
Primary enrollment114%% gross2024higher is better
Secondary enrollment97.8%% gross2024higher is better
Adult literacy97.2%% of adults2017higher is better
Compulsory schooling17years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary0.554%% of primary-age children2023higher is worse
Researchers180per million people2023higher is better

environment

CO2 per capita3.39t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area52.2%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land24.4%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land56.8%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.512index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.993ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.748index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers26.5%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament32.1%% of seats2025higher is better

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index10index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)7rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)6rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Pre-trial detainee share62.5%% of prisoners2020higher is worse
Refugees originating1,303per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.181index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.042index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.148index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.051index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type1regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.968index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.148index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.224index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.155index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.38index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration81.3%% of children under 52017higher is better
Control of corruption-1.59index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law-2.2index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness-1.47index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality-1.9index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability-1.82index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability-1.74index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy72.7years2024higher is better
Infant mortality21.2per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality24.2per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending3.78%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate8.63per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds0.99per 1,000 people2020no agreed direction
Basic water access93.3%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation98.4%% of population2024higher is better
Child stunting11.7%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility73.2births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality227per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance98.7%% of births2018higher is better
Alcohol consumption1.99litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Road traffic deaths39per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians1.66per 1,000 people2017higher is better
DTP3 immunisation62%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence0.6%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence46per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality18.7%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women25.2%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending29.7%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment5.9%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity23%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index75index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

infrastructure

Internet users76.7%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions71per 100 people2024higher is better
Electricity access100%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population25.7%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband12.9per 100 people2024higher is better

labor

Informal employment58.3%% of employment2017higher is worse
Unemployment5.31%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation37.1%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation67.5%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study37.1%% of 15 to 24 year olds2020higher is worse
Vulnerable employment37.3%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Interpersonal trust14.2%% of respondents2022higher is better
Self-reported happiness79%% of respondents2022higher is better
Life satisfaction5.76score (0-10)2025higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

Countries to compare with Venezuela, RB

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