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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Venezuela: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Venezuela is placed 126th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.342 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 25.55 (2025).
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126th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Venezuela on digital & technology — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
0.342
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Venezuela: 0.342. Across the 196 countries in this edition, values run from 0.01 (North Korea) to 0.997 (South Korea); the world median is 0.63.
- World median
- 0.63
- Best in South America
- 0.986 Brazil
- Land neighbours
- Brazil 0.986 · Colombia 0.817 · Guyana 0.379
25.55
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 145th of 195 by Oxford Insights
Venezuela: 25.55. Across the 195 countries in this edition, values run from 12.12 (Guinea-Bissau) to 88.36 (United States); the world median is 40.19.
- World median
- 40.19
- Best in South America
- 69.55 Brazil
- Land neighbours
- Brazil 69.55 · Colombia 56.02 · Guyana 25.47
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
0.472
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Venezuela: 0.472. Across the 176 countries in this edition, values run from -2.66 (Liberia) to 3.715 (Estonia); the world median is 0.196.
- World median
- 0.196
- Best in South America
- 1.601 Chile
- Land neighbours
- Brazil 1.422 · Colombia -1.254 · Guyana -1.6
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
No reading
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
UNCTAD publishes no 2024 figure for Venezuela, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 170 countries in this edition, values run from 0.377 (Gambia) to 87.15 (Ireland); the world median is 25.42.
- World median
- 25.42
- Best in South America
- 63.26 Brazil
- Land neighbours
- Brazil 63.26 · Colombia 23.71 · Guyana 7.46
02Over time
Which way Venezuela is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Government AI Readiness Index
AI readiness score (0–100) · higher is better
VenezuelaWorld median
Venezuela fell from 26.27 in 2020 to 25.55 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Venezuela World median 2025 25.55 40.2 2024 29.21 43.3 2023 29.20 41.4 2022 29.33 40.3 2021 30.54 44.1 2020 26.27 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
VenezuelaWorld median
Venezuela rose from -1.046 in 2000 to 0.472 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Venezuela World median 2025 0.47 0.20 2024 0.47 0.11 2023 0.47 0.14 2022 0.47 0.16 2021 0.47 0.12 2020 0.41 0.12 2019 0.43 0.10 2018 0.27 -0.05 2017 0.27 -0.08 2016 0.27 -0.10 2015 0.20 -0.17 2014 0.11 -0.21 2013 0.11 -0.21 2012 -0.22 -0.25 2011 -0.35 -0.32 2010 -0.35 -0.31 2009 -0.54 -0.50 2008 -0.54 -0.51 2007 -0.54 -0.51 2006 -0.68 -0.55 2005 -0.68 -0.55 2004 -0.68 -0.55 2003 -0.68 -0.55 2002 -1.05 -0.51 2001 -1.05 -0.51 2000 -1.05 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
VenezuelaWorld median
Venezuela rose from 5.835 in 2010 to 6.995 in 2016; the world median went from 19.88 to 18.15.
Every year’s figures
Year Venezuela World median 2024 — 25.42 2023 — 26.03 2022 — 26.04 2021 — 29.80 2020 — 29.47 2019 — 18.36 2018 — 20.09 2017 — 18.32 2016 7.0 18.15 2015 7.5 19.57 2014 5.5 21.00 2013 5.0 20.50 2012 4.6 19.56 2011 5.2 19.21 2010 5.8 19.88
03In context
Venezuela beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on digital & technology, never a place within the region.
Venezuela and the countries it borders
Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GovTech Maturity IndexGTMI score (0–1) | Government AI Readiness IndexAI readiness score (0–100) | Government Cyber Security CapacityOriginal latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity | Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsDigitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil | 4th | 0.986 | 69.55 | 1.422 | 63.26 |
 Colombiacompare | =98th | 0.817 | 56.02 | -1.254 | 23.71 |
| Venezuela | 126th | 0.342 | 25.55 | 0.472 | — |
 Guyana | 167th | 0.379 | 25.47 | -1.6 | 7.46 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across South America
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on digital & technology
The countries immediately above and below Venezuela in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Venezuela is ahead of the world, and behind
14 more statistics filed under digital & technology, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median4
Statistics on which Venezuela does better than the middle country measured.
Made or Received a Digital PaymentWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 51.6575.5251.65▲ Improved since 2014
Venezuela: 75.52 · world median 51.65 · Adults who made or received a digital payment in the past year (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 12.26 to 94.91; higher is better.
Position 16th of 98 · derived.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6895.3591.68No earlier reading
Venezuela: 95.35 · world median 91.68 · Adults who own a mobile phone (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 45.83 to 100; higher is better.
Position 38th of 140 · derived.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0589.4183.05No earlier reading
Venezuela: 89.41 · world median 83.05 · Adults who used the internet in the past three months (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 11.06 to 99.12; higher is better.
Position 40th of 140 · derived.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.7883.3378.78No earlier reading
Venezuela: 83.33 · world median 78.78 · Adults whose main mobile phone is a smartphone (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 8.663 to 97.36; higher is better.
Position 52nd of 140 · derived.
Behind the world median7
Statistics on which Venezuela does worse than the middle country measured.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3951.5262.39No earlier reading
Venezuela: 51.52 · world median 62.39 · Firms with their own website (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.824 to 97.88; higher is better.
Position 118th of 181 · derived.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.4511.315.45▲ Improved since 2025
Venezuela: 11.3 · world median 15.45 · Generative-AI users (% of population aged 15–64). Microsoft AI Economy Institute, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 6.1 to 73.3; higher is better.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.3530.485▼ Worsened since 2013
Venezuela: 0.353 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 118th of 170 · derived.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6647.0298.66▲ Improved since 2022
Venezuela: 47.02 · world median 98.66 · Primary schools with internet access for teaching (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.505-0.8170.505▼ Worsened since 2015
Venezuela: -0.817 · world median 0.505 · Original latent estimate (≈ −4.5 to +2.4); higher = less censorship. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.721 to 2.295; higher is better.
Position 136th of 176 · derived.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.023-1.1441.023▲ Improved since 2015
Venezuela: -1.144 · world median 1.023 · Original latent estimate (≈ −4 to +2); higher = fewer shutdowns. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.547 to 2.081; higher is better.
Position 150th of 176 · derived.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.114-3.189-0.114No real change since 2015
Venezuela: -3.189 · world median -0.114 · Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.2); higher = less disinformation. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.392 to 2.93; higher is better.
Position 174th of 176 · derived.
No better end3
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
GitHub DevelopersGitHub · 2026 · world median 84,670345,01884,670No real change since 2020
Venezuela: 345,018 · world median 84,670 · Developer accounts located in the economy (as of quarter end). GitHub, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 110 to 32,410,529.
GitHub RepositoriesGitHub · 2026 · world median 141,454460,235141,454No real change since 2020
Venezuela: 460,235 · world median 141,454 · Public repositories located in the economy (as of quarter end). GitHub, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 142 to 77,284,974.
GitHub Git PushesGitHub · 2025 · world median 148,714313,742148,714Moved since 2020
Venezuela: 313,742 · world median 148,714 · Git pushes during the quarter. GitHub, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,967 to 40,768,192.
No current reading for Venezuela
Anthropic AI Usage Index, Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports (last 2016), Firms Experiencing Internet Disruptions, ICT Goods Exports (last 2013), ICT Services Exports (last 2020), Share of Firms' Payments Made Electronically and Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Digital & Technology among Venezuela’s 15 topics
Digital & Technology is Venezuela’s 6th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Energyjoint 8th of 1652/3 keys
- Gender & Equality68th of 1833/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge89th of 1983/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation108th of 1762/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture114th of 1843/4 keys
- Digital & Technology126th of 1983/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing135th of 2002/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade124th of 1773/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 140th of 1963/3 keys
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 133rd of 1864/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience140th of 1934/4 keys
- Peace & Security159th of 1774/4 keys
- Work & Labour164th of 1824/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties192nd of 1984/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions194th of 1944/4 keys
No standing on Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on digital & technology
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Venezuela can most readily be measured against.
=1
EstoniaNorthern Europe
Joint 1st of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Andrus Uuetalu derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0 ee, greyscale
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South KoreaEastern Asia
Joint 1st of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
3
SingaporeSouth-eastern Asia
3rd of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Khairul Nizam . · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Americas
Brazil4th4/4 keysThis page
Venezuela126th3/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Venezuela on digital & technology: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Venezuela rank on digital & technology?
Venezuela is placed 126th of 198 countries on Digital & Technology in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (GovTech Maturity Index, Government AI Readiness Index and Government Cyber Security Capacity). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GovTech Maturity Index figure for Venezuela?
0.342 in 2025 (gTMI score (0–1)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 0.63.
What is the latest Government AI Readiness Index figure for Venezuela?
25.55 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Venezuela compare with Brazil on digital & technology?
Brazil is placed 4th of 198, and Venezuela 126th. GovTech Maturity Index: Brazil 0.986, Venezuela 0.342; Government AI Readiness Index: Brazil 69.55, Venezuela 25.55; Government Cyber Security Capacity: Brazil 1.422, Venezuela 0.472.
How have Venezuela’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index fell from 26.27 in 2020 to 25.55 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity rose from -1.046 in 2000 to 0.472 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports rose from 5.835 in 2010 to 6.995 in 2016.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Venezuela?
No current reading is published for Venezuela on Anthropic AI Usage Index, Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, Firms Experiencing Internet Disruptions, ICT Goods Exports, ICT Services Exports, Share of Firms' Payments Made Electronically and Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Broadband and mobile subscriptions, connection speeds and the cost of getting online are absent, for the licence reason above; internet use and phone ownership, from the World Bank’s own household survey, and firms’ websites and internet disruptions, from its Enterprise Surveys, are published here as context. The ICT share of goods exports votes under Mobility & Trade. Digital public services and data-protection law are not held yet. Research and development spending is filed under Education & Knowledge, and what an economy knows how to make is under Economy & Innovation.
How the Digital & Technology standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The digital & technology method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GovTech Maturity Index — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Government AI Readiness Index — Oxford Insights, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Cyber Security Capacity — V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports — UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 14 statistics on this page come from 6 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Venezuela’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Venezuela (banner) — Samuel Bristow, CC0
- Estonia — Andrus Uuetalu derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0 ee
- South Korea — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Singapore — Khairul Nizam ., CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Venezuela: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/venezuela/digital