Quality of life comparison
If you lived in France instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
live 11.2 years longer
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 71 years (68 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2020. In France, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2020.
be 15.6% less likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 25.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In France, that number is 21.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.5 times more money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $12,500 as of 2017, while in France, the GDP per capita is $44,100 as of 2017.
be 65.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 27.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In France, that number is 9.4% as of 2017.
be 27.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Venezuela, 19.7% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In France, however, that number is 14.2% as of 2015.
pay a 47.6% higher top tax rate
Venezuela has a top tax rate of 34.0% as of 2016. In France, the top tax rate is 50.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 93.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 125.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In France, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
be 88.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 27.9 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In France, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2020.
have 33.5% fewer children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In France, there are 11.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 13.9% more likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In France, about 82.0% do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 21.7% less on education
Venezuela spends 6.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. France spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 73.3% more coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In France, that number is 4,853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT.
France: At a glance
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