Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Venezuela
Venezuela: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.307 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.307
Change on year
down 8.4%
World rank
147th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.881
in 1994
All-time low
0.276
in 1953
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Venezuela, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 0.307 for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Venezuela peaked at 0.881 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.276, in 1953.
Venezuela ranks 147th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 80 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.659 | — |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.5523 | 0.297 | 0.667 | 4 |
| 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 economy & growth data for Venezuela
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.36 Percent per annum (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.19 Percent per annum (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth -100 % change on previous year (1991)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 0 current LCU per person (2011)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth -3.26 % change on previous year (2014)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 0.2184 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2014)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per capita 1,551 constant LCU per person (2014)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate -17.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 3,495 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Venezuela?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita 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. gdp per capita recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 0.881 in 1994.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.276 in 1953.
- How does Venezuela rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Venezuela ranks 147th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.