Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Venezuela instead of China, you would:
Health
live 5.3 years less
In China, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Venezuela, that number is 73 years (69 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.5 times more likely to be obese
In China, 9.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Venezuela, that number is 23.0% of people as of 2024.
see 87.5% less spent on your healthcare
China spends $1,487 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Venezuela spends $186 as of 2023.
Economy
be 14.9% more likely to be unemployed
In China, 4.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Venezuela, that number is 5.3% as of 2025.
make 74.8% less money
China has a GDP per capita of $13,862 as of 2025, while in Venezuela, the GDP per capita is $3,495 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In China, there are approximately 6.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Venezuela, there are 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 14.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In China, approximately 16.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Venezuela, 227.0 women do as of 2023.
be 5.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In China, approximately 4.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Venezuela, on the other hand, 21.2 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 16.3% less likely to have internet access
In China, approximately 91.6% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Venezuela, about 76.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 36.4% less on healthcare
China spends 5.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Venezuela, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 80.7% less coastline
China has a total of 14,500 km of coastline. In Venezuela, that number is 2,800 km.
Safety
be 24.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In China, road accidents kill 17.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Venezuela, they kill 13.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 25.3 times more likely to be murdered
China has a homicide rate of 0.5 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Venezuela, that number is 12.7 per 100,000 as of 2022.
Infrastructure
live with 81.8% less strain on fresh water
China withdraws 42% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Venezuela withdraws 8% as of 2022.
find 72.6% less home broadband
China has 47.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Venezuela has 12.9 as of 2024.
use 70.1% less electricity
China uses 6,524 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Venezuela uses 1,953 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 50.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In China, air pollution causes 64.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Venezuela, it causes 32.0 as of 2019.
emit 63.6% less CO2
China emits 9.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Venezuela emits 3.4 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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