Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Spain instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
live 11.0 years longer
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 71 years (68 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2020. In Spain, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 3.1 times more money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $12,500 as of 2017, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $38,400 as of 2017.
be 36.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 27.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Spain, that number is 17.2% as of 2017.
pay a 32.4% higher top tax rate
Venezuela has a top tax rate of 34.0% as of 2016. In Spain, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 96.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 125.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Spain, 4.0 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 Spain, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2020.
have 51.4% fewer children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Spain, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 19.6% more likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Spain, about 86.1% do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 39.1% less on education
Venezuela spends 6.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Spain spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 77.3% more coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
Spain: At a glance
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