Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
be 25.3% less likely to be obese
In Croatia, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Venezuela, that number is 23.0% of people as of 2024.
be 45.0% less likely to die by suicide
Croatia has a suicide rate of 15.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Venezuela, it is 8.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 6.3 years less
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Venezuela, that number is 73 years (69 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.
see 94.2% less spent on your healthcare
Croatia spends $3,229 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Venezuela spends $186 as of 2023.
Economy
make 87.1% less money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $27,104 as of 2025, while in Venezuela, the GDP per capita is $3,495 as of 2025.
Life
have 83.5% more children
In Croatia, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Venezuela, there are 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 75.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Croatia, approximately 3.0 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 Croatia, 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.
Expenditures
spend 47.1% less on healthcare
Croatia spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Venezuela, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 52.0% less coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Venezuela, that number is 2,800 km.
Safety
be 18.9 times more likely to be murdered
Croatia has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Venezuela, that number is 12.7 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 63.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Croatia, road accidents kill 8.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Venezuela, they kill 13.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 56.3% less home broadband
Croatia has 29.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Venezuela has 12.9 as of 2024.
live with 5.0 times more strain on fresh water
Croatia withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Venezuela withdraws 8% as of 2022.
use 56.4% less electricity
Croatia uses 4,484 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Venezuela uses 1,953 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 29.8% less CO2
Croatia emits 4.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Venezuela emits 3.4 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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