Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
live 4.2 years longer
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
be 79.7% less likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 25.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 62.3% more money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
be 30.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
be 87.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Venezuela, 33.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
pay a 55.9% lower top tax rate
Venezuela has a top tax rate of 34.0% as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 71.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 125.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 53.7% 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 Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
have 20.1% fewer children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 51.4% less likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 24.1% less on healthcare
Venezuela spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 61.5% more on education
Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 52.1% less coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
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