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How it is governed

Venezuela on the 12 axes

COTNCommunity GuardianSocial solidarity, national belonging, shared moral roots.

Venezuela is typed COTN, the Community Guardian. Authority sits at the Strong leader extreme, with a Liberal Democracy Index of 0.04 and judicial constraints on the executive of 0.02, both on a 0-1 scale (2025). Markets lean Planned and Ownership leans Public, because the state dominates strategic sectors and much of large enterprise (2026). Trade leans Protected, with a weighted tariff of 12.8% (2022) and trade worth 25% of GDP (2025). Welfare leans Self-reliant, with government spending of 21% of GDP (2025). Religion leans Secular.

Kenya is the nearest match at 70%. Both lean Local, but Kenya leans slightly Democratic on Authority, sits at the centre on Markets and leans Embrace on Technology, while Venezuela leans Caution. See how its politicians and historical figures compare on the page, or take the test to see how close you are to this profile.

Laws and institutionsData 2026-10
ECONOMYSTATESOCIETYWORLDOwnershipMarketsWelfareAuthoritySecurityStructureMoralityReligionTechnologyCultureTradeForeign
Axis by axis

Where Venezuela sits

  1. 01Ownership-80
    PublicPrivate
  2. 02Markets-85
    PlannedFree
  3. 03Welfare+65
    SharedSelf-reliant
  4. 04Authority+100
    DemocraticStrong leader
  5. 05Security+15
    LibertyOrder
  6. 06Structure-65
    LocalCentral
  7. 07Morality+50
    ProgressiveTraditional
  8. 08Religion-75
    SecularReligious
  9. 09Technology+60
    EmbraceCaution
  10. 10Culture-25
    MulticulturalNational identity
  11. 11Trade+90
    GlobalProtected
  12. 12Foreign policy-30
    CooperationStrength

Scores come from laws, budgets and institutional indexes, not from polls or the party in power. How country profiles are built

People

Who is closest to how Venezuela is governed?

Each percentage compares a person's documented positions with the country's current profile, on the axes both have on record. A high score means their views match the status quo. A low one means they would change more.

Historical figures

  1. Hugo ChávezHugo Chávez1954-2013 · President of Venezuela (1999-2013)65%
  2. Simón BolívarSimón Bolívar1783-1830 · Leader of independence movements in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivian/a

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Venezuela: questions

What is Venezuela's type on the 12 axes?

Read from its laws and institutions, Venezuela comes out as COTN (Community Guardian). The type takes one letter per family of three axes: Economy, State, Society and World. It describes how the country is governed, not what its people think.

Which figure from Venezuela is closest to how it is governed today?

Of the people from Venezuela profiled here, Hugo Chávez sits closest to its current policy profile, at 65% on the axes both have on record.

Which countries are governed most like Venezuela?

On the 12 axes, Kenya is closest at 70%, followed by Russia at 69%. The comparison uses the same country profiles as the country match on your 12 Axes result.