Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
be 38.5% less likely to be obese
In Mexico, 37.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Venezuela, that number is 23.0% of people as of 2024.
live 2.6 years less
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 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 86.4% less spent on your healthcare
Mexico spends $1,368 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Venezuela spends $186 as of 2023.
be 24.2% more likely to die by suicide
Mexico has a suicide rate of 7.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Venezuela, it is 8.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 98.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 2.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Venezuela, that number is 5.3% as of 2025.
make 74.8% less money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $13,889 as of 2025, while in Venezuela, the GDP per capita is $3,495 as of 2025.
Life
be 5.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mexico, approximately 42.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Venezuela, 227.0 women do as of 2023.
be 75.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Mexico, approximately 12.1 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 31.3% less on healthcare
Mexico spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Venezuela, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 70.0% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Venezuela, that number is 2,800 km.
Safety
be 49.1% less likely to be murdered
Mexico has a homicide rate of 24.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Venezuela, that number is 12.7 per 100,000 as of 2022.
Infrastructure
live with 83.2% less strain on fresh water
Mexico withdraws 45% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Venezuela withdraws 8% as of 2022.
find 40.5% less home broadband
Mexico has 21.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Venezuela has 12.9 as of 2024.
use 26.5% less electricity
Mexico uses 2,658 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Venezuela uses 1,953 kWh as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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