Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nepal instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
be 84.0% less likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 25.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nepal, that number is 4.1% of people as of 2016.
live 0.9 years less
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Nepal, that number is 72 years (72 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 23.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Venezuela, 33.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Nepal, however, that number is 25.2% as of 2011.
make 39.0% less money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in Nepal, the GDP per capita is $4,700 as of 2023.
be 93.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 5.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Nepal, that number is 10.7% as of 2023.
Life
be 32.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 259.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Nepal, 174.0 women do as of 2020.
be 27.0% less likely to be literate
In Venezuela, the literacy rate is 97.5% as of 2021. In Nepal, it is 71.2% as of 2021.
be 41.8% more 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 Nepal, on the other hand, 25.1 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 33.9% less likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 78.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Nepal, about 52.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 3.2 times more on education
Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Nepal spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 36.8% more on healthcare
Venezuela spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Nepal, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nepal: At a glance
How big is Nepal compared to Venezuela? See an in-depth size comparison.