Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Czech Republic instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
live 6.4 years longer
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Czech Republic, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 5.0 times more money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in Czech Republic, the GDP per capita is $38,300 as of 2020.
be 59.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Czech Republic, that number is 2.8% as of 2019.
be 69.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Venezuela, 33.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Czech Republic, however, that number is 10.1% as of 2018.
pay a 35.3% lower top tax rate
Venezuela has a top tax rate of 34.0% as of 2016. In Czech Republic, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 97.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 125.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Czech Republic, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
be 86.5% 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 Czech Republic, on the other hand, 2.4 children do as of 2022.
have 50.3% fewer children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Czech Republic, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 20.6% more likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Czech Republic, about 86.8% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 3.3 times more on education
Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Czech Republic spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 44.4% more on healthcare
Venezuela spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Czech Republic, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT, Financial Administration of the Czech Republic.
Czech Republic: At a glance
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