Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
be 44.5% less likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 25.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tajikistan, that number is 14.2% of people as of 2016.
live 3.9 years less
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Tajikistan, that number is 69 years (66 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 61.8% lower top tax rate
Venezuela has a top tax rate of 34.0% as of 2016. In Tajikistan, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2016.
make 46.8% less money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in Tajikistan, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2022.
be 24.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Tajikistan, that number is 7.0% as of 2022.
be 14.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Venezuela, 19.7% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Tajikistan, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.
Life
be 93.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 259.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tajikistan, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
have 54.5% more children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tajikistan, there are 25.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 82.4% 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 Tajikistan, on the other hand, 32.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 61.4% less likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 78.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Tajikistan, about 30.4% do as of 2022.
be 10.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Venezuela, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Tajikistan, 84% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 4.5 times more on education
Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Tajikistan spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Venezuela spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tajikistan, that number is 8.2% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: National Center of Legislation under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, The World Factbook, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT.
Tajikistan: At a glance
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