Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
be 20.5% less likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Venezuela, that number is 23.0% of people as of 2024.
live 4.9 years less
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 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 85.0% less spent on your healthcare
Ecuador spends $1,238 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Venezuela spends $186 as of 2023.
have 28.1% fewer doctors per person
Ecuador has 23.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Venezuela has 16.6 as of 2017.
be 14.2% more likely to die by suicide
Ecuador has a suicide rate of 7.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Venezuela, it is 8.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 60.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Venezuela, that number is 5.3% as of 2025.
make 51.0% less money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $7,125 as of 2025, while in Venezuela, the GDP per capita is $3,495 as of 2025.
Life
be 4.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 55.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Venezuela, 227.0 women do as of 2023.
be 94.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 10.9 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 50.0% less on healthcare
Ecuador spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Venezuela, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 25.2% more coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Venezuela, that number is 2,800 km.
Safety
be 72.3% less likely to be murdered
Ecuador has a homicide rate of 45.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Venezuela, that number is 12.7 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 43.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Ecuador, road accidents kill 23.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Venezuela, they kill 13.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 16.5% more electricity
Ecuador uses 1,676 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Venezuela uses 1,953 kWh as of 2023.
find 25.0% less home broadband
Ecuador has 17.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Venezuela has 12.9 as of 2024.
live with 11.2% more strain on fresh water
Ecuador withdraws 7% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Venezuela withdraws 8% as of 2022.
Environment
be 39.1% more likely to die from air pollution
In Ecuador, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Venezuela, it causes 32.0 as of 2019.
emit 28.4% more CO2
Ecuador emits 2.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Venezuela emits 3.4 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2017–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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Venezuela: At a glance
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