Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
be 45.9% less likely to be obese
In Samoa, 47.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Venezuela, that number is 25.6% of people as of 2016.
live 1.9 years less
In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Venezuela, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 22.3% more money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,300 as of 2020, while in Venezuela, the GDP per capita is $7,704 as of 2018.
be 32.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Samoa, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Venezuela, that number is 6.9% as of 2018.
be 63.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Samoa, 20.3% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Venezuela, however, that number is 33.1% as of 2015.
pay a 25.9% higher top tax rate
Samoa has a top tax rate of 27.0% as of 2016. In Venezuela, the top tax rate is 34.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Samoa, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Venezuela, 125.0 women do as of 2017.
have 10.1% fewer children
In Samoa, there are approximately 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Venezuela, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Samoa, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Venezuela, about 72.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 72.9% less on education
Samoa spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Venezuela spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 15.6% less on healthcare
Samoa spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Venezuela, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 6.9 times more coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 km of coastline. In Venezuela, that number is 2,800 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.
Venezuela: At a glance
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