Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Jordan, you would:
Health
be 27.9% less likely to be obese
In Jordan, 35.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Venezuela, that number is 25.6% of people as of 2016.
live 2.7 years less
In Jordan, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Venezuela, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 69.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Jordan, 17.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Venezuela, that number is 5.5% as of 2023.
make 18.0% less money
Jordan has a GDP per capita of $9,400 as of 2023, while in Venezuela, the GDP per capita is $7,704 as of 2018.
be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Jordan, 15.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Venezuela, however, that number is 33.1% as of 2015.
pay a 70.0% higher top tax rate
Jordan has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Venezuela, the top tax rate is 34.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 6.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Jordan, approximately 41.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Venezuela, 259.0 women do as of 2020.
be 27.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Jordan, approximately 13.9 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.
have 24.8% fewer children
In Jordan, there are approximately 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Venezuela, there are 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 59.4% less on education
Jordan spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Venezuela spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 49.3% less on healthcare
Jordan spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Venezuela, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 107.7 times more coastline
Jordan has a total of 26 km of coastline. In Venezuela, that number is 2,800 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Jordan Tax Service, The World Factbook, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT.
Venezuela: At a glance
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