Is it true that in the 60s and 70s Venezuela was better off economically than Spain, and that is why the Spanish emigrated to Venezuela? - Quora
![Niels Westy on Twitter: "Venezuela - GDP per capita 1980 to 2019 (1980=100), and population growth 1981-2019. Incredibly sad (the population is estimated to have fallen by almost 5 million by 2020 Niels Westy on Twitter: "Venezuela - GDP per capita 1980 to 2019 (1980=100), and population growth 1981-2019. Incredibly sad (the population is estimated to have fallen by almost 5 million by 2020](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EN_39XCWsAAn1NO.png)
Niels Westy on Twitter: "Venezuela - GDP per capita 1980 to 2019 (1980=100), and population growth 1981-2019. Incredibly sad (the population is estimated to have fallen by almost 5 million by 2020
![Animated Chart of the Day: The Rise and Dramatic Fall of Democratic Socialism in Venezuela | American Enterprise Institute - AEI Animated Chart of the Day: The Rise and Dramatic Fall of Democratic Socialism in Venezuela | American Enterprise Institute - AEI](https://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Latin-America-GDP-per-Capita.png)