Governance at a glance
- Government
- Federal presidential republic under an Authoritarianism
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 10/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 29.2/100 #160
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.181
- HDI
- 0.709
- Regional blocs
- USAN
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Federal presidential republic under an Authoritarianism
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Venezuela | Delcy RodrÃguez |
| Vice President of Venezuela | Vacant |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2022)
- 12.7/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 39.0/100k
- Military spending (2023)
- 0.5% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
12th pct
Rule of law (2023)
0th pct
Corruption control (2023)
1th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
6th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
2th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
7th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 10 / 100
- Interpretation
- High corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.181
- Liberal
- 0.042
- Participatory
- 0.148
- Deliberative
- 0.023
- Egalitarian
- 0.080
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 29.2 / 100
- Global rank
- #160 / 180
- Rank change
- -4 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Amériques
- Political #169
- 14.5
- Economic #157
- 29.6
- Legal #151
- 36.5
- Social #147
- 37.3
- Safety #162
- 28.2
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29.2 | 160 | 14.5 | 29.6 | 36.5 | 37.3 | 28.2 |
| 2024 | 33.1 | 156 | 17.7 | 31.6 | 37.3 | 38.7 | 39.9 |
| 2023 | 37.0 | 159 | 34.9 | 35.7 | 34.8 | 38.5 | 41.0 |
| 2022 | 37.8 | 159 | 33.7 | 31.7 | 44.7 | 47.5 | 31.2 |
| 2021 | 52.4 | 148 | - | - | - | - | 45.7 |
| 2020 | 54.3 | 147 | - | - | - | - | 58.4 |
| 2019 | 50.9 | 148 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 54.0 | 143 | - | - | - | - | 54.4 |
| 2017 | 57.1 | 137 | - | - | - | - | 54.7 |
| 2016 | 55.2 | 139 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 59.4 | 137 | - | - | - | - | 39.2 |
| 2014 | 64.6 | 116 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 65.6 | 117 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 55.0 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 47.3 | 134 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 39.5 | 124 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 27.3 | 113 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 36.9 | 114 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 29.0 | 115 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 23.0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |