Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
be 44.4% less likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 23.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 12.8% of people as of 2024.
see 34.1% more spent on your healthcare
Venezuela spends $186 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cote d'Ivoire spends $249 as of 2023.
be 14.4% less likely to die by suicide
Venezuela has a suicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cote d'Ivoire, it is 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Venezuela, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2024.
live 10.6 years less
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (69 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
have 42.7% less access to essential health services
Venezuela scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cote d'Ivoire scores 43 as of 2021.
Economy
be 56.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 5.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 2.3% as of 2025.
make 12.7% less money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $3,495 as of 2025, while in Cote d'Ivoire, the GDP per capita is $3,050 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, there are 31.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 58.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 227.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cote d'Ivoire, 359.0 women do as of 2023.
be 48.7% less likely to be literate
In Venezuela, the literacy rate is 97.5% as of 2021. In Cote d'Ivoire, it is 50.0% as of 2021.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 21.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, on the other hand, 44.8 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 27.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Venezuela, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 72% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 48% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 46.0% less likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 76.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, about 41.4% do as of 2024.
be 17.2% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Venezuela, approximately 93% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, 77% of people do as of 2024.
Geography
see 81.6% less coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 515 km.
Safety
be 56.1% more likely to die in a road accident
In Venezuela, road accidents kill 13.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cote d'Ivoire, they kill 20.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 32.5% less strain on fresh water
Venezuela withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cote d'Ivoire withdraws 5% as of 2022.
find 87.6% less home broadband
Venezuela has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 as of 2024.
use 81.9% less electricity
Venezuela uses 1,953 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Cote d'Ivoire uses 354 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 82.6% less CO2
Venezuela emits 3.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cote d'Ivoire emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.7 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Venezuela, air pollution causes 32.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cote d'Ivoire, it causes 86.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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