Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Venezuela instead of Mexico, you would:

Health

live 1.0 years longer

In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Venezuela, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.

be 11.4% less likely to be obese

In Mexico, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Venezuela, that number is 25.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 21.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Mexico, 41.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Venezuela, however, that number is 33.1% as of 2015.

make 57.0% less money

Mexico has a GDP per capita of $17,900 as of 2020, while in Venezuela, the GDP per capita is $7,704 as of 2018.

be 97.7% more likely to be unemployed

In Mexico, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Venezuela, that number is 6.9% as of 2018.

Life

have 27.5% more children

In Mexico, there are approximately 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Venezuela, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 3.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Mexico, approximately 33.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Venezuela, 125.0 women do as of 2017.

be 49.4% more likely to die during infancy

In Mexico, approximately 11.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Venezuela, on the other hand, 17.7 children do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 69.8% less on education

Mexico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Venezuela spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2017.

Geography

see 70.0% less coastline

Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Venezuela, that number is 2,800 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Venezuela: At a glance

Venezuela is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 882,050 sq km. Venezuela was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others being Ecuador and New Granada, which became Colombia). For most of the first half of the 20th century, Venezuela was ruled by generally benevolent military strongmen, who promoted the oil industry and allowed for some social reforms. Democratically elected governments have held sway since 1959. Hugo CHAVEZ, president from 1999 to 2013, sought to implement his "21st Century Socialism," which purported to alleviate social ills while at the same time attacking capitalist globalization and existing democratic institutions. His hand-picked successor, President Nicolas MADURO, continues CHAVEZ's socialist programs. Current concerns include: a weakening of democratic institutions, political polarization, a politicized military, rampant violent crime, overdependence on the petroleum industry with its price fluctuations, foreign exchange controls that discourage private-sector investment, high inflation, a decline in the quality of fundamental houman rights, and widespread scarcity of consumer goods.
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