Science & Technology in Venezuela 57 indicators covering science & technology for Venezuela. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 25.4% 149th Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 71.01 2024 down 29.6% 176th Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7101 units per person 2024 down 29.6% 176th Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 17.7% 92nd Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 20.17 million 2024 down 33.9% 65th Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 22.53 units per square kilometre 2023 down 35.7% 173rd Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year 2024 up 148.6% 120th Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year 2024 up 225.6% 124th Scientific and technical journal articles 474.63 2023 down 58.7% 104th Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person 2023 down 56.4% 153rd Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 4.3% 168th Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre 2023 down 58.7% 162nd Digital connectivity composite index -0.5604 standard deviations from the yearly mean 2024 down 117.4% 157th Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate -12.91 % change on previous year 2023 down 38.1% 176th Mobile phone subscriptions 20.17 million 2024 down 33.9% 65th Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 71.01 per 100 people 2024 down 29.6% 176th Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 71.01 per 100 people 2024 down 29.6% 176th Patent applications, nonresidents 338 2017 down 86.4% 53rd Share of the population using the Internet 76.7% 2024 up 34.5% 118th Number of people using the Internet 21.78 million people 2024 up 26.3% 41st Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 0 Patents 2023 down 100.0% 73rd Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 0 Patents 2023 — 3rd Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 0 Patents 2023 — 3rd Indicators of international co-operation — Patent applications 0 Patents 2023 — 3rd Patent applications, residents 96 2017 up 52.4% 70th Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants 0 Patents 2022 down 100.0% 59th Research and development expenditure 0.3% 2014 up 78.3% 73rd Patents - technology diffusion 1 Patents 2020 down 66.7% 92nd Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 12.94 per 100 people 2024 up 63.2% 106th Landline Internet subscriptions 3.68 million 2024 up 53.2% 45th Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors 14.17 million millions of constant united states dollars 2024 up 5,148.1% 68th Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 12.94 per 100 population 2024 up 63.2% 113th Researchers in R&D 179.96 per million people 2023 down 50.6% 84th GERD as a percentage of GDP 0.3% 2014 up 78.3% 73rd Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network 94.0% 2024 down 2.1% 176th Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications 0 Patents 2023 down 100.0% 73rd Patents with foreign co-inventors — Patent applications 0 Patents 2023 — 3rd Researchers per million inhabitants 179.96 FTE 2023 down 50.6% 84th Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent grants 0 Patents 2022 down 100.0% 59th R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita 179.96 per million people 2023 down 50.6% 84th Share of people in range of 4G mobile network 70.0% 2024 up 180.0% 184th Share of the population that owns a mobile phone 81.6% 2024 up 7.2% 116th Annual patent applications per million people 3.14 applications per million people 2017 up 37.8% 95th Annual patent applications 96 2017 up 52.4% 70th Landline Internet subscriptions by download speed 1.48 million number 2024 up 3,874.8% 64th Research & development spending as a share of GDP 0.3% 2014 up 78.3% 73rd Number of R&D researchers per million people 179.96 per million people 2023 down 50.6% 84th Researchers (HC) - % Female 52.2% 2023 down 14.0% 17th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher 54.0% 2023 — 18th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) 47.8% 2023 — 48th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) 39.4% 2023 — 15th Researchers (FTE) - % Female 52.2% 2023 up 0.2% 11th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) 54.0% 2023 — 13th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) 47.8% 2023 — 40th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) 64.7% 2023 — 5th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) 39.2% 2023 — 11th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) 66.7% 2023 — 4th