Women, Business and the Law Index in Venezuela
Venezuela: Women, Business and the Law Index was 85 index (0–100) in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
85 index (0–100)
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
67th
of 188 countries
All-time high
85 index (0–100)
in 2014
All-time low
49.38 index (0–100)
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Women, Business and the Law Index in Venezuela, 1970–2023
Source: Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in index (0–100).
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 85 index (0–100) for women, business and the law index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women, business and the law index in Venezuela peaked at 85 index (0–100) in 2014 and was at its lowest, 49.38 index (0–100), in 1970.
That places Venezuela 67th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Women, Business and the Law Index in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | index (0–100) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 49.38 index (0–100) | — |
| 1971 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 49.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 60 index (0–100) | +21.5% |
| 1984 | 60 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 60 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 60 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 60 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 60 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 60 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 60 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 65.62 index (0–100) | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 65.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 65.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 65.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 65.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 65.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 65.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 68.12 index (0–100) | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 70.62 index (0–100) | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 70.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 70.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 70.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 70.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 70.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 70.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 73.75 index (0–100) | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 80 index (0–100) | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 82.5 index (0–100) | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 82.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 82.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 82.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 82.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 82.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 85 index (0–100) | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 85 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 85 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 85 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 85 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 85 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 85 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 85 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 85 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 85 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 85 index (0–100) is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75 index (0–100), 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 85 index (0–100) is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 82.5 index (0–100), 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.38 index (0–100) | 49.38 index (0–100) | 49.38 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.81 index (0–100) | 49.38 index (0–100) | 60 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.81 index (0–100) | 60 index (0–100) | 70.62 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.25 index (0–100) | 70.62 index (0–100) | 82.5 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2010s | 84 index (0–100) | 82.5 index (0–100) | 85 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2020s | 85 index (0–100) | 85 index (0–100) | 85 index (0–100) | 4 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 66 Laos 85.62 index (0–100) compare
- 67 Azerbaijan 85 index (0–100) compare
- 67 Bosnia and Herzegovina 85 index (0–100) compare
- 67 Brazil 85 index (0–100) compare
- 67 Montenegro 85 index (0–100) compare
- 67 North Macedonia 85 index (0–100) compare
- 67 San Marino 85 index (0–100) compare
- 67 Ukraine 85 index (0–100) compare
More gender data for Venezuela
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,517 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.32 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 22,635 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 22,635 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 207,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 218,340 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 204,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 214,388 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 200,986 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women, business and the law index in Venezuela?
- Women, business and the law index in Venezuela was 85 index (0–100) in 2023, according to Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women, business and the law index recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 85 index (0–100) in 2014.
- What is the lowest women, business and the law index recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.38 index (0–100) in 1970.
- How does Venezuela rank for women, business and the law index?
- Venezuela ranks 67th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women, business and the law index rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women, Business and the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The index measures how laws and regulations affect women’s economic opportunity on a scale from 0 to 100, where 100 means equal legal rights for men and women. It is the average score of eight categories: mobility, workplace, pay, marriage, parenthood, entrepreneurship, assets, and pension.