Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Albania, you would:
Health
live 6.2 years less
In Albania, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Venezuela, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
be 18.0% more likely to be obese
In Albania, 21.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Venezuela, that number is 25.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 42.1% less money
Albania has a GDP per capita of $13,300 as of 2020, while in Venezuela, the GDP per capita is $7,704 as of 2018.
be 18.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Albania, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Venezuela, that number is 6.9% as of 2018.
be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Albania, 14.3% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Venezuela, however, that number is 33.1% as of 2015.
pay a 47.8% higher top tax rate
Albania has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In Venezuela, the top tax rate is 34.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 36.1% more children
In Albania, there are approximately 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Venezuela, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 8.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Albania, approximately 15.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Venezuela, 125.0 women do as of 2017.
be 63.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Albania, approximately 10.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Venezuela, on the other hand, 17.7 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 66.7% less on education
Albania spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Venezuela spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 7.7 times more coastline
Albania has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Venezuela, that number is 2,800 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Albanian Taxation Office, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT.
Venezuela: At a glance
How big is Venezuela compared to Albania? See an in-depth size comparison.