Country Profile
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Venezuela
Power index #64 / 118⚠ 1 active conflict
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💰 Defense Budget
Composite power index · percentile among 118 scored countries#64
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Figures are educated estimates from open reporting or, where marked, formula-modeled. Blank fields are not estimated, not assumed zero.
Overview
Venezuela is located in America (South America). It has an estimated population of 28,000,000, with a nominal GDP of roughly $100 billion (about $3,571 per capita). Its armed forces field an estimated 120,000 active-duty personnel, backed by roughly 8,000 reservists, ranking #41 of 174 countries in this dataset by active personnel. Its inventory includes an estimated 230 military aircraft, 170 tanks, 50 naval vessels.
Auto-generated from the figures on this page — not independently researched prose.
Global Standing percentile per metric
Active Conflicts
Venezuela Crisis / US Intervention
South America · US military action reported in 2026, developing
500
est. deaths
Reports of US military intervention in Venezuela emerged in 2026. This is a fast-developing, heavily contested situation — casualty figures are preliminary and should be treated with particular caution.
SRC: aggregated open-source reporting, low confidence, developing
Share of World
of world population
28,000,000 people
of world GDP
$100B nominal
of world active personnel
120,000 soldiers
Economy & Demographics
Manpower
Force Composition128,000 total personnel
Active 94%Reserve 6%
Financials & Strategic
Soldiers per 1,000 people: 4.3
🛰️Drone / UAV Capability
UndocumentedNo documented program in this dataset
Airpower
Helicopters (Total)
n/a
✈️Air Fleet Modernity
UNKNOWNInsufficient data
Land Power
🛡️Armor Fleet Modernity
UNKNOWNInsufficient data
Naval Power
⚓Naval Fleet Modernity
UNKNOWNInsufficient data
Regional Context — South America
Venezuela ranks #6 of 11 in South America on the composite power index. Bars are relative index scores; follow any row to that country's profile.
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Economic confidence: Low. Military confidence: Low. Ranks shown as "#x of y" count only countries with a reported value for that metric. The composite power index averages the six category scores (log-scaled against the world leader per metric) and is this site's own model — not an official rating.