Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Colombia instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years longer
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Colombia, that number is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 12.9% less likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 25.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Colombia, that number is 22.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 73.9% more money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in Colombia, the GDP per capita is $13,400 as of 2020.
be 52.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Colombia, that number is 10.5% as of 2019.
Life
be 33.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 125.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Colombia, 83.0 women do as of 2017.
be 34.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 17.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Colombia, on the other hand, 11.7 children do as of 2022.
have 11.9% fewer children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Colombia, there are 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 3.5 times more on education
Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Colombia spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 42.6% more on healthcare
Venezuela spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Colombia, that number is 7.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 14.6% more coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Colombia, that number is 3,208 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Colombia: At a glance
How big is Colombia compared to Venezuela? See an in-depth size comparison.