Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years longer
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (69 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
be 51.2% less likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 23.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, that number is 11.2% of people as of 2024.
see 2.7 times more spent on your healthcare
Venezuela spends $186 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Sri Lanka spends $507 as of 2023.
have 10.7% less access to essential health services
Venezuela scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Sri Lanka scores 67 as of 2021.
be 70.8% more likely to die by suicide
Venezuela has a suicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Sri Lanka, it is 14.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 24.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 5.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.0% as of 2025.
make 43.1% more money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $3,495 as of 2025, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $5,002 as of 2025.
Life
be 92.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 227.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Sri Lanka, 18.0 women do as of 2023.
be 75.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 21.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2024.
have 33.7% fewer children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, there are 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 28.8% less likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 76.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, about 54.6% do as of 2024.
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.
Safety
be 73.8% less likely to be murdered
Venezuela has a homicide rate of 12.7 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, that number is 3.3 per 100,000 as of 2019.
be 12.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Venezuela, road accidents kill 13.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Sri Lanka, they kill 11.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 34.5% less home broadband
Venezuela has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Sri Lanka has 8.5 as of 2024.
live with 12.0 times more strain on fresh water
Venezuela withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Sri Lanka withdraws 91% as of 2022.
use 67.0% less electricity
Venezuela uses 1,953 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Sri Lanka uses 644 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 68.7% less CO2
Venezuela emits 3.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Sri Lanka emits 1.1 tonnes as of 2024.
be 15.6% more likely to die from air pollution
In Venezuela, air pollution causes 32.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, it causes 37.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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