Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
live 8.2 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Venezuela, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
be 23.1% more likely to be obese
In Portugal, 20.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Venezuela, that number is 25.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 39.8% lower top tax rate
Portugal has a top tax rate of 56.5% as of 2016. In Venezuela, the top tax rate is 34.0% as of 2016.
make 76.1% less money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in Venezuela, the GDP per capita is $7,704 as of 2018.
be 92.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Portugal, 17.2% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Venezuela, however, that number is 33.1% as of 2015.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Venezuela, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 15.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Venezuela, 125.0 women do as of 2017.
be 7.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Venezuela, on the other hand, 17.7 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 72.3% less on education
Portugal spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Venezuela spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 43.2% less on healthcare
Portugal spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Venezuela, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 56.2% more coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Venezuela, that number is 2,800 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.
Venezuela: At a glance
How big is Venezuela compared to Portugal? See an in-depth size comparison.