🇻🇪 Venezuela: Politics & Democracy
By V-Dem's measure, no — Venezuela scores 4.2 on the 0–100 liberal democracy index, which places it firmly in the autocratic range.
Current leaders
Delcy Rodriguez
Head of State · United Socialist Party of Venezuela
Democracy trend
Voting alignment
Venezuela's closest UN General Assembly voting partners since 1946:
Frequently asked questions
Is Venezuela a democracy?
By V-Dem's measure, no — Venezuela scores 4.2 on the 0–100 liberal democracy index, which places it firmly in the autocratic range. It ranks #170 of 179 countries in 2025.
Is democracy in Venezuela improving or declining?
Venezuela's V-Dem liberal democracy score fell by 6.1 points over the past decade (a decline on this index), standing at 4.2 in 2025 (1-year change: −0.4).
Who leads Venezuela?
Delcy Rodriguez is Venezuela's head of state (United Socialist Party of Venezuela).