Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Venezuela
Venezuela: Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds was 9.71 in 2006. β² Rising
Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Venezuela, 1981β2006
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Venezuela is 9.71, measured in 2006.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.4% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Venezuela peaked at 27.12 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6.88, in 1992.
That places Venezuela 31st out of 120 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.29 | 7.26 | 12.28 | 3 |
| 1990s | 13.4 | 6.88 | 16.7 | 4 |
| 2000s | 19.1 | 9.71 | 27.12 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More poverty & inequality data for Venezuela
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.08 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,080 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 20.19 (2015)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.512 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 18.44 (2014)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1135 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1135 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1597 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2114 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Venezuela?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Venezuela was 9.71 in 2006, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 27.12 in 2003.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.88 in 1992.
- How does Venezuela rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds?
- Venezuela ranks 31st out of 120 countries with data for 2006.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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