United States → Venezuela
This score represents United States's relationship toward Venezuela. The reverse direction is calculated separately and shown alongside it.
SIX-COMPONENT MODEL
Current component scores
Component values run from −100 to +100 and are combined with the published weights.
No reviewed evidence met this component’s scoring threshold.
Why this score?
The model starts every component at zero. No documented condition or active event currently changes this one.
Coverage gap: The reviewed 2015 evidence establishes political confrontation but not an active interstate war or the frozen threshold for a major military rivalry.
4 documented factors produce the -40 diplomacy assessment.
Why this score?
- -15Targeted sanctions reflect serious political and human-rights frictionBaseline rule · 2015
The 2015 executive action targeted Venezuelan officials over democratic institutions, human rights, corruption and repression while explicitly avoiding broad measures against the country.
- -25Government-wide sanctions and political rupture deepen confrontationActive event · 2019
The United States blocked Venezuelan government property and expanded financial restrictions amid a rupture over political legitimacy.
- +10Electoral roadmap brings limited sanctions reliefActive event · 2023
Treasury temporarily eased selected oil, gas and gold restrictions following an electoral roadmap agreement.
- -10Electoral dispute triggers renewed targeted sanctionsActive event · 2024
Treasury sanctioned officials associated with electoral fraud and repression, reversing part of the preceding diplomatic opening.
5 documented factors produce the -20 economic assessment.
Why this score?
- +20Bilateral trade thresholdBaseline rule · 2015
Reported trade activates the absolute methodology route using the latest observation available for this year.
- -30Government-wide sanctions and political rupture deepen confrontationActive event · 2019
The United States blocked Venezuelan government property and expanded financial restrictions amid a rupture over political legitimacy.
- +15Electoral roadmap brings limited sanctions reliefActive event · 2023
Treasury temporarily eased selected oil, gas and gold restrictions following an electoral roadmap agreement.
- -5Electoral dispute triggers renewed targeted sanctionsActive event · 2024
Treasury sanctioned officials associated with electoral fraud and repression, reversing part of the preceding diplomatic opening.
- -20Annual methodology 1.1 recalculationAnnual recalculation · 2026
The current component replaces the 2015 quantitative threshold or time-bounded structural package with the evidence applicable in the selected year.
3 documented factors produce the -45 alignment assessment.
Why this score?
- -30United Nations voting alignmentBaseline rule · 2015
A rolling three-year comparison of UN General Assembly votes activates the alignment threshold.
- -10Government-wide sanctions and political rupture deepen confrontationActive event · 2019
The United States blocked Venezuelan government property and expanded financial restrictions amid a rupture over political legitimacy.
- -5Electoral dispute triggers renewed targeted sanctionsActive event · 2024
Treasury sanctioned officials associated with electoral fraud and repression, reversing part of the preceding diplomatic opening.
No reviewed evidence met this component’s scoring threshold.
Why this score?
The model starts every component at zero. No documented condition or active event currently changes this one.
Coverage gap: No direct bilateral territorial, boundary or cyber dispute meeting a frozen disputes rule was documented.
No reviewed evidence met this component’s scoring threshold.
Why this score?
The model starts every component at zero. No documented condition or active event currently changes this one.
Coverage gap: No evidence met the frozen threshold for sustained national-scale societal exchange.
-5 in 2015 → -19 in 2026
The change is generated from sourced events and frozen scoring rules, not retrospective editorial adjustment.
1 point
United States → Venezuela and Venezuela → United States remain independent assessments.
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Events affecting the current score
Government-wide sanctions and political rupture deepen confrontation
The United States blocked Venezuelan government property and expanded financial restrictions amid a rupture over political legitimacy.
Electoral roadmap brings limited sanctions relief
Treasury temporarily eased selected oil, gas and gold restrictions following an electoral roadmap agreement.
Electoral dispute triggers renewed targeted sanctions
Treasury sanctioned officials associated with electoral fraud and repression, reversing part of the preceding diplomatic opening.
This analytical score is not an objective fact, endorsement or prediction. Confidence reflects evidence coverage, while incomplete or unavailable observations remain explicit. Differences below 5 points are treated as practical ties rather than a meaningful ranking.
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