Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
live 10.5 years longer
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 14.8% more likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 25.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Canada, that number is 29.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 7.2 times more money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $55,800 as of 2023.
be 71.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Venezuela, 33.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Canada, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2008.
Life
be 95.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 259.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Canada, 11.0 women do as of 2020.
be 75.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 17.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Canada, on the other hand, 4.4 children do as of 2022.
have 39.1% fewer children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Canada, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 18.2% more likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 78.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Canada, about 93.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 4.0 times more on education
Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Canada spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 3.4 times more on healthcare
Venezuela spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Canada, that number is 12.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 72.2 times more coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Canada: At a glance
How big is Canada compared to Venezuela? See an in-depth size comparison.