Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iran instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
live 2.0 years longer
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Iran, that number is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 61.0% more money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in Iran, the GDP per capita is $12,400 as of 2020.
be 43.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Venezuela, 33.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Iran, however, that number is 18.7% as of 2007.
be 71.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Iran, that number is 11.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 87.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 125.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iran, 16.0 women do as of 2017.
be 16.3% 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 Iran, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2022.
be 11.9% less likely to be literate
In Venezuela, the literacy rate is 97.1% as of 2016. In Iran, it is 85.5% as of 2016.
have 11.6% fewer children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Iran, there are 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 16.7% more likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Iran, about 84.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.8 times more on education
Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Iran spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 24.1% more on healthcare
Venezuela spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Iran, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 12.9% less coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Iran, that number is 2,440 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Iran: At a glance
How big is Iran compared to Venezuela? See an in-depth size comparison.