Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 4.2 years less

In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Venezuela, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.

be 28.6% more likely to be obese

In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Venezuela, that number is 25.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 46.1% less money

Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $14,300 as of 2023, while in Venezuela, the GDP per capita is $7,704 as of 2018.

be 64.1% more likely to be unemployed

In Ecuador, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Venezuela, that number is 5.5% as of 2023.

be 31.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Ecuador, 25.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Venezuela, however, that number is 33.1% as of 2015.

Life

be 3.9 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Ecuador, approximately 66.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Venezuela, 259.0 women do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 64.9% less on education

Ecuador spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Venezuela spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2017.

spend 55.3% less on healthcare

Ecuador spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Venezuela, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 25.2% more coastline

Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Venezuela, that number is 2,800 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Venezuela: At a glance

Venezuela is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 882,050 sq km. Venezuela was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others being Ecuador and New Granada, which became Colombia). For most of the first half of the 20th century, Venezuela was ruled by generally benevolent military strongmen, who promoted the oil industry and allowed for some social reforms. Democratically elected governments have held sway since 1959. Hugo CHAVEZ, president from 1999 to 2013, sought to implement his "21st Century Socialism," which purported to alleviate social ills while at the same time attacking capitalist globalization and existing democratic institutions. His hand-picked successor, President Nicolas MADURO, continues CHAVEZ's socialist programs. Current concerns include: a weakening of democratic institutions, political polarization, a politicized military, rampant violent crime, overdependence on the petroleum industry with its price fluctuations, foreign exchange controls that discourage private-sector investment, high inflation, a decline in the quality of fundamental houman rights, and widespread scarcity of consumer goods.
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