If you lived in Finland instead of Venezuela, you would:

Health

live 9.7 years longer

In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (69 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Finland, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 34.6 times more spent on your healthcare

Venezuela spends $186 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Finland spends $6,433 as of 2023.

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have 14.7% more access to essential health services

Venezuela scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Finland scores 86 as of 2021.

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be 68.8% more likely to die by suicide

Venezuela has a suicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Finland, it is 14.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 16.1 times more money

Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $3,495 as of 2025, while in Finland, the GDP per capita is $56,149 as of 2025.

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be 78.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Venezuela, 5.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Finland, that number is 9.5% as of 2025.

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Life

be 96.5% 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 Finland, 8.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 91.0% less 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 Finland, on the other hand, 1.9 children do as of 2024.

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have 48.8% fewer children

In Venezuela, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Finland, there are 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 22.2% more likely to have internet access

In Venezuela, approximately 76.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Finland, about 93.7% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 2.8 times more on healthcare

Venezuela spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Finland, that number is 10.5% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 55.4% less coastline

Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Finland, that number is 1,250 km.

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Safety

be 92.3% less likely to be murdered

Venezuela has a homicide rate of 12.7 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Finland, that number is 1.0 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 68.2% less likely to die in a road accident

In Venezuela, road accidents kill 13.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Finland, they kill 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 2.8 times more home broadband

Venezuela has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Finland has 36.5 as of 2024.

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use 7.6 times more electricity

Venezuela uses 1,953 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Finland uses 14,819 kWh as of 2024.

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Environment

be 78.1% less likely to die from air pollution

In Venezuela, air pollution causes 32.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Finland, it causes 7.0 as of 2019.

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emit 63.4% more CO2

Venezuela emits 3.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Finland emits 5.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Finland: At a glance

Finland is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 303,815 sq km. Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries, and an autonomous grand duchy of Russia after 1809. It gained complete independence in 1917. During World War II, it successfully defended its independence through cooperation with Germany and resisted subsequent invasions by the Soviet Union - albeit with some loss of territory. In the subsequent half century, Finland transformed from a farm/forest economy to a diversified modern industrial economy; per capita income is among the highest in Western Europe. A member of the European Union since 1995, Finland was the only Nordic state to join the euro single currency at its initiation in January 1999. In the 21st century, the key features of Finland's modern welfare state are high quality education, promotion of equality, and a national social welfare system - currently challenged by an aging population and the fluctuations of an export-driven economy.
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