Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
be 66.4% less likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 25.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Pakistan, that number is 8.6% of people as of 2016.
live 3.6 years less
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Pakistan, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 13.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Pakistan, that number is 6.0% as of 2017.
be 26.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Venezuela, 33.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Pakistan, however, that number is 24.3% as of 2015.
pay a 41.2% lower top tax rate
Venezuela has a top tax rate of 34.0% as of 2016. In Pakistan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 40.3% less money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in Pakistan, the GDP per capita is $4,600 as of 2020.
Life
have 53.3% more children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Pakistan, there are 26.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 40.3% less likely to be literate
In Venezuela, the literacy rate is 97.1% as of 2016. In Pakistan, it is 58.0% as of 2019.
be 3.0 times more 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 Pakistan, on the other hand, 54.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 20.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Venezuela, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Pakistan, that number is 79% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 72% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 65.3% less likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Pakistan, about 25.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 37.0% less on healthcare
Venezuela spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Pakistan, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 92.3% more on education
Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Pakistan spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 62.6% less coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Pakistan, that number is 1,046 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Board of Revenue, Government of Pakistan, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT.
Pakistan: At a glance
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