Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
be 17.5% less likely to be obese
In Ireland, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Venezuela, that number is 23.0% of people as of 2024.
live 10.3 years less
In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 97.9% less spent on your healthcare
Ireland spends $8,772 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Venezuela spends $186 as of 2023.
Economy
be 14.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 4.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Venezuela, that number is 5.3% as of 2025.
make 97.3% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $131,592 as of 2025, while in Venezuela, the GDP per capita is $3,495 as of 2025.
Life
have 52.3% more children
In Ireland, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Venezuela, there are 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 56.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ireland, approximately 4.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Venezuela, 227.0 women do as of 2023.
be 6.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ireland, approximately 3.4 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 21.1% less likely to have internet access
In Ireland, approximately 97.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Venezuela, about 76.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 44.8% less on healthcare
Ireland spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Venezuela, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 93.4% more coastline
Ireland has a total of 1,448 km of coastline. In Venezuela, that number is 2,800 km.
Safety
be 19.5 times more likely to be murdered
Ireland 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 4.7 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Ireland, road accidents kill 2.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Venezuela, they kill 13.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 59.9% less home broadband
Ireland has 32.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Venezuela has 12.9 as of 2024.
use 69.0% less electricity
Ireland uses 6,298 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Venezuela uses 1,953 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 43.9% less CO2
Ireland emits 6.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Venezuela emits 3.4 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.5 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Ireland, air pollution causes 13.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Venezuela, it causes 32.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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