181

VENEZUELA

HUMAN
FREEDOM

SOUTH AMERICA

Ranking

PERSONAL FREEDOM

Score

96/159

6.53/10

Ranking

Score

154/159

4.91/10

ECONOMIC FREEDOM

Score

3.29/10

Rule of Law

2.21

Size of Government

4.37

Procedural Justice

1.54

Government Consumption

4.72

Civil Justice

3.49

Transfers and Subsidies

5.77

Criminal Justice

1.60

Government Enterprises

0.00

Top Marginal Tax Rat

7.00

Security and Safety

6.33

Homicide

0.00

Legal System and Prop. Rights

2.00

Disappearance, Conflict, Terrorism

9.00

Judicial Independence

0.21

Women Security, Safety

10.00

Impartial Courts

0.64

Protection of Property Rights

0.99

Movement

10.00

Military Interference

0.83

Freedom of Foreign Movement

10.00

Integrity of the Legal System

1.67

Freedom of Domestic Movement

10.00

Legal Enforcement of Contracts

3.21

Womens Freedom of Movement

10.00

Regulatory Restrictions

8.20

Reliability of Police

1.21

Business Cost of Crime

1.06

Sound Money

3.02

Money Growth

2.77

Religion

8.75

Freedom to Establish Religious Org.

10.00

Autonomy of Religious Org.

7.50

Association

8.96

Standard Deviation of Inflation

4.31

Freedom of Association

10.00

Inflation: Most Recent Year

0.00

Assembly and Demonstration

10.00

Freedom to Own Frgn. Currency

5.00

Autonomy of Organizations

6.67

Freedom to Establish Organizations

9.17

Freedom to Trade Intl

3.13

Expression and Information

6.22

Regulatory Trade Barriers

1.83

Press Killings

10.00

Black-Market Exchange Rates

0.00

Laws and Reg. that Influence Media

1.33

Movement of Capital and People

3.11

Political Pressure, Control Media

2.25

Freedom of Access to Frgn. Info.

10.00

Regulation

3.91

State Control over Internet Access

7.50

Credit Market Regulations

5.97

Labor Market Regulations

2.52

Business Regulation

3.25

7.57

Relationship

10.00

Parental Rights

10.00

Same-Sex Relationships

10.00

Divorce

10.00

Human Freedom Score Over Time

World Avg.

Human Freedom Ranking Over Time

Regional Avg.
125

135

135

143

143

149

145

153

154

155
165

Ranking

159/159

5.24
2008

5.09

5.32

5.24

4.91

4.91

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

175
2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014