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Venezuela, RB
Latin America & Caribbean · Lower middle income · capital Caracas
Reports 20 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old72.7years
Ranks 129 of 217 in 2024
3% below world median · 4% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old24.2per 1,000 live births
Ranks 130 of 196 in 2024
62% above world median · 85% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old227per 100,000 live births
Ranks 160 of 194 in 2023
3.8× above world median · 3.2× above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2009 · 17 years old13.4% of under-5s
Ranks 9 of 33 in 2009
47% below world median · 38% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 33 countries reporting in 2009 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old3.78% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
40% below world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old2.08births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
10% above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
2017 · 9 years old97.2% of adults 15+
Ranks 9 of 44 in 2017
5% above world median · 3% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 44 countries reporting in 2017 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2024 · 2 years old113.7% gross
Ranks 16 of 134 in 2024
14% above world median · 17% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 134 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education spending
2009 · 17 years old6.87% of GDP
Ranks 12 of 115 in 2009
47% above world median · 37% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 115 countries reporting in 2009 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old3,495current US$
Ranks 133 of 186 in 2025
56% below world median · 68% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2011 · 15 years old21,283international $
Ranks 65 of 201 in 2011
86% above world median · 53% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 201 countries reporting in 2011 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2006 · 20 years old9.7% of population
Ranks 60 of 82 in 2006
7.8× above world median · 9% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 82 countries reporting in 2006 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2006 · 20 years old44.7index, 0–100
Ranks 63 of 82 in 2006
25% above world median · 13% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 82 countries reporting in 2006 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old5.3% of labour force
Ranks 97 of 182 in 2025
4% above world median · 11% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2016 · 10 years old254.9% per year
Not ranked — no better end
158.7× above world median
Medians computed across 189 countries reporting in 2016 — not a published figure
Military spending
2023 · 3 years old0.50% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
67% below world median
Medians computed across 150 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old100.0% of population
Ranks 1 of 215 in 2024
about the same world median · about the same Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old76.7% of population
Ranks 107 of 182 in 2024
7% below world median · 4% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old3.39t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
33% above world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old28.5mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
3.4× above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Venezuela, RB has no figure in this dataset for Safe drinking water. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.