Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
see 4.9 times more spent on your healthcare
Venezuela spends $186 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Egypt spends $905 as of 2023.
be 92.7% less likely to die by suicide
Venezuela has a suicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Egypt, it is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 0.9 years less
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (69 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Egypt, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
be 91.1% more likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 23.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Egypt, that number is 43.9% of people as of 2024.
have 59.7% fewer doctors per person
Venezuela has 16.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2017. Egypt has 6.7 as of 2020.
Economy
be 27.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 5.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Egypt, that number is 6.8% as of 2025.
make 11.7% less money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $3,495 as of 2025, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $3,086 as of 2025.
Life
be 92.5% less 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 Egypt, 17.0 women do as of 2023.
have 37.3% more children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Egypt, there are 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 18.5% less likely to be literate
In Venezuela, the literacy rate is 97.5% as of 2021. In Egypt, it is 79.5% as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 29.1% more on healthcare
Venezuela spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Egypt, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 12.5% less coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Egypt, that number is 2,450 km.
Safety
be 28.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Venezuela, road accidents kill 13.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Egypt, they kill 9.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 18.7 times more strain on fresh water
Venezuela withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Egypt withdraws 141% as of 2022.
use 23.6% less electricity
Venezuela uses 1,953 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Egypt uses 1,493 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 26.3% less CO2
Venezuela emits 3.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Egypt emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 3.3 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Venezuela, air pollution causes 32.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Egypt, it causes 105.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2017–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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