Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
be 20.2% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Venezuela, that number is 25.6% of people as of 2016.
live 2.9 years less
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 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
be 49.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 13.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Venezuela, that number is 6.9% as of 2018.
make 72.9% less money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $28,400 as of 2020, while in Venezuela, the GDP per capita is $7,704 as of 2018.
be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Venezuela, however, that number is 33.1% as of 2015.
Life
have 20.9% more children
In Turkey, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Venezuela, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 7.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Venezuela, 125.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 69.8% less on education
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Venezuela spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 25.6% more on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Venezuela, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 61.1% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 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
How big is Venezuela compared to Turkey? See an in-depth size comparison.