Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years less
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 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.
Economy
be 29.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Venezuela, that number is 6.9% as of 2018.
make 60.9% less money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Venezuela, the GDP per capita is $7,704 as of 2018.
Life
have 10.8% more children
In Argentina, there are approximately 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Venezuela, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Venezuela, 125.0 women do as of 2017.
be 89.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 9.3 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.
Basic Needs
be 16.3% less likely to have internet access
In Argentina, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Venezuela, about 72.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 72.9% less on education
Argentina spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Venezuela spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 43.2% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Venezuela, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 43.9% less coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Venezuela, that number is 2,800 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Venezuela: At a glance
How big is Venezuela compared to Argentina? See an in-depth size comparison.