Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Uzbekistan instead of Venezuela, you would:

Health

live 2.0 years longer

In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Uzbekistan, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

be 35.2% less likely to be obese

In Venezuela, 25.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uzbekistan, that number is 16.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 27.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Venezuela, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Uzbekistan, that number is 5.0% as of 2017.

be 57.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Venezuela, 33.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Uzbekistan, however, that number is 14.0% as of 2016.

pay a 32.4% lower top tax rate

Venezuela has a top tax rate of 34.0% as of 2016. In Uzbekistan, the top tax rate is 23.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 76.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Venezuela, approximately 125.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Uzbekistan, 29.0 women do as of 2017.

have 10.1% fewer children

In Venezuela, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Uzbekistan, there are 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 30.4% less likely to have internet access

In Venezuela, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Uzbekistan, about 50.1% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 3.9 times more on education

Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Uzbekistan spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State Tax Committee, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT.

Uzbekistan: At a glance

Uzbekistan is a sovereign country in Central Asia, with a total land area of approximately 425,400 sq km. Russia conquered the territory of present-day Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army after the Bolshevik Revolution was eventually suppressed and a socialist republic established in 1924. During the Soviet era, intensive production of "white gold" (cotton) and grain led to overuse of agrochemicals and the depletion of water supplies, which have left the land degraded and the Aral Sea and certain rivers half dry. Independent since 1991, the country has lessened its dependence on the cotton monoculture by diversifying agricultural production while developing its mineral and petroleum export capacity and increasing its manufacturing base. However, longserving septuagenarian President Islom KARIMOV, who rose through the ranks of the Soviet-era State Planning Committee (Gosplan), remains wedded to the concepts of a command economy, creating a challenging environment for foreign investment. Current concerns include post-KARIMOV succession, terrorism by Islamic militants, economic stagnation, and the curtailment of human rights and democratization.
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