Country Profile , Maracaibo, 1. WJP Rule of Law Index Global Regional Income Group Income WJP Rule of Law Index Factors Score Upper middle Ranking Ranking Ranking income Factor 1: Limited Government Powers 0.25 95/97 16/16 30/30 Region Factor 2: Absence of Corruption 0.32 81/97 14/16 30/30 Latin America & Factor 3: Order and Security 0.51 90/97 14/16 27/30 Factor 4: Fundamental Rights 0.48 78/97 16/16 26/30 Factor 5: Open Government Population 0.36 84/97 16/16 28/30 Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement 0.33 95/97 16/16 30/30 28m (2012) 94% Urban Factor 7: Civil Justice 0.38 93/97 16/16 30/30 38% in three Factor 8: Criminal Justice 0.24 97/97 16/16 30/30 largest cities 2. Scores for all WJP Rule of Law Index sub-factors

In each graph, a sub-factor is represented by a radius from the center of the circle to the periphery. The center of each circle corresponds to the lowest possible score for each sub-factor (0.00); the outer edge of the circle marks the highest possible score (1.00).

Key Venezuela Top Score Upper middle income Latin America & Caribbean Accountable Government Security and Fundamental Rights 1.2 Government powers limited by legislature 3.1 Absence of crime 3.2 Civil conflict is 4.8 Fundamental labor rights 1.0 effectively limited 2.4 Absence of 1.0 1.3 Government powers corruption in the limited by the judiciary

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Open Government and Regulatory Delivery of Justice Enforcement 7.1 People have access to affordable civil justice 5.1 Laws are publicized 8.7 Due process of law 7.2 Civil justice is free of 1.0 1.0 discrimination 6.5 The government 5.2 The laws are stable does not expropriate 8.6 Criminal system without adequate is free of improper 7.3 Civil justice is free of compensation government corruption influence 0.5 0.50.5

6.4 Due 5.3 Right 7.4 Civil justice is process in to petition 8.5 Criminal free of improper administrative system is free government proceedings and public of corruption influence participation 0.0 0.0

8.4 Criminal 7.5 Civil justice system is not subject to is free of unreasonable delays 6.3 5.4 Official discrimination Administrative information is proceedings available 8.3 Correctional 7.6 Civil justice is conducted system is effective effectively enforced without unreasonable delay 8.2 Criminal adjudication 7.7 ADRs are accessible, impartial, and effective 6.2 Government regulations 6.1 Government system is timely and effective applied without improper regulations effectively 8.1 Criminal investigation system is effective influence enforced

This document displays data from the WJP Rule of Law Index 2012. Visit www.worldjusticeproject.org/rule-of-law-index for more information or a full copy of the report.