Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
be 48.7% less likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 23.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2024.
see 2.2 times more spent on your healthcare
Venezuela spends $186 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Indonesia spends $417 as of 2023.
be 86.1% less likely to die by suicide
Venezuela has a suicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Indonesia, it is 1.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 1.4 years less
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (69 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.
have 26.7% less access to essential health services
Venezuela scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Indonesia scores 55 as of 2021.
Economy
be 39.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 5.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Indonesia, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.
make 44.8% more money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $3,495 as of 2025, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $5,060 as of 2025.
Life
be 38.3% 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 Indonesia, 140.0 women do as of 2023.
be 28.3% 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 Indonesia, on the other hand, 15.2 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 28.6% less on healthcare
Venezuela spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Indonesia, that number is 2.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 19.5 times more coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.
Safety
be 97.6% less likely to be murdered
Venezuela has a homicide rate of 12.7 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Indonesia, that number is 0.3 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 14.4% less likely to die in a road accident
In Venezuela, road accidents kill 13.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Indonesia, they kill 11.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 62.0% less home broadband
Venezuela has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Indonesia has 4.9 as of 2024.
live with 3.9 times more strain on fresh water
Venezuela withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Indonesia withdraws 30% as of 2022.
use 26.0% less electricity
Venezuela uses 1,953 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Indonesia uses 1,445 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 15.3% less CO2
Venezuela emits 3.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Indonesia emits 2.9 tonnes as of 2024.
be 81.2% more likely to die from air pollution
In Venezuela, air pollution causes 32.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Indonesia, it causes 58.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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