Venezuela has a third world fossil fuel economy, imperialist capitalism produced the conditions in all Latin America countries and has had a major influence on Venezuela's development even not considering its neighbors, which are arguably in a worse 'economic state', but that is neither here nor there, for me, since it would seem to be you, not I, that is interested in preserving this global corporate order.
Saying America is better doesn't contradict anything I said, after all America's economy benefits a ton from the neo-colonial monocultures that keep this countries in political and economic instability and food prices low in terms of USD. American standard of living is high because wages in these countries remain low, at slave labor levels: how is that for some economics? get a clue, dont care where you from: don't play the victim card to justify capitalism.
http://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-watchdog-product-of-mexico-sg-storygallery.html