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Venezuela
Ranked 147th of 167
147
th
on the Legatum
Prosperity Index™
OVERALL PROSPERITY
Venezuela is 147th in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2011, Venezuela has moved down the rankings table by 37 places.
PILLAR RANKINGS
Venezuela performs most strongly in Natural Environment and Education but is weakest in Governance. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Venezuela did not show an improvement in any pillar rankings when compared to last year.
Visit our Rankings table to see how Venezuela compares to other countries.
When comparing multiple countries on a spider chart, data points that appear
further away from the center represent a better performance to the points that are closer to the center.