Quality of life comparison

live 9.3 years longer

In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 22.3% less likely to be obese

In Venezuela, 25.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Italy, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.

make 5.1 times more money

Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $39,000 as of 2020.

be 39.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Venezuela, 33.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Italy, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2018.

be 43.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Venezuela, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Italy, that number is 9.9% as of 2019.

pay a 43.5% higher top tax rate

Venezuela has a top tax rate of 34.0% as of 2016. In Italy, the top tax rate is 48.8% as of 2016.

be 98.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Venezuela, approximately 125.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Italy, 2.0 women do as of 2017.

be 82.2% 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 Italy, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 59.8% fewer children

In Venezuela, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Italy, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

spend 3.3 times more on education

Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Italy spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 61.1% more on healthcare

Venezuela spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Italy, that number is 8.7% of GDP as of 2019.

see 2.7 times more coastline

Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.