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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Venezuela fits inside Argentina 3 times.

Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2023) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Argentina’s coastline is 78% longer than Venezuela’s.

Argentina: 4,989 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Argentina’s highest peak towers 1,984 m above Venezuela’s.

Argentina: 6,962 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Argentina has 61% more people than Venezuela.

Argentina: 45.9 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Venezuela is 93% more densely populated than Argentina.

Argentina: 17 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Argentina are 1.2 cm taller than in Venezuela.

Argentina: 174.8 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Argentina are 1.2 cm taller than in Venezuela.

Argentina: 161.2 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Argentina is 3.1 years older than in Venezuela.

Argentina: 32.1 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Venezuela have 0.6 more children on average than in Argentina.

Argentina: 1.5 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

13% of people in Argentina are 65 or older, versus 10% in Venezuela.

Argentina: 12.6% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Argentina has produced 0.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Venezuela 0.7.

Argentina: 0.9 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2025)

How many official languages?

Argentina has 2 official languages, Venezuela 1.

Argentina: 2 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Argentina’s economy is 6.9 times the size of Venezuela’s.

Argentina: $683 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Argentina: Int$32,587 (2025) · Venezuela: no data

How evenly is income shared?

Argentina: 42.4 (2024) · Venezuela: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 7.1% in Argentina, versus 5.3% in Venezuela.

Argentina: 7.1% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Argentina and Venezuela are practically level.

Argentina: 0.6% (2024) · Venezuela: 0.5% (2023)

How expensive is it?

Argentina: 46% (2025) · Venezuela: no data

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Argentina spends 7.8 times as much on health per person as Venezuela.

Argentina: $1,457 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Argentina live 4.9 years longer than in Venezuela.

Argentina: 77.5 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Venezuela is 2.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Argentina.

Argentina: 8 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Argentina has 3.1 times as many doctors per person as Venezuela.

Argentina: 5.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)

How common is obesity?

38% of adults in Argentina are obese, versus 23% in Venezuela.

Argentina: 38.1% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Argentina: 23.5% (2024) · Venezuela: no data

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Argentina rate their lives 0.67 points higher than in Venezuela.

Argentina: 6.43 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Argentina drink 2.7 times as much alcohol as in Venezuela.

Argentina: 7.1 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Argentina has 3 times as much meat per person as Venezuela.

Argentina: 115 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Argentina has 560 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela.

Argentina: 3,360 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Venezuela put in 217 more hours a year than in Argentina.

Argentina: 1,612 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Argentina went to school 1.5 years longer than in Venezuela.

Argentina: 11.2 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Argentina welcomed 10 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019).

Argentina: 0.14 (2024) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

90% of people in Argentina are online, versus 77% in Venezuela.

Argentina: 90% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Venezuela have electricity, versus 98% in Argentina.

Argentina: 98.4% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

92% of people in Argentina live in cities, versus 89% in Venezuela.

Argentina: 92% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Argentina has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71.

Argentina: 140 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Argentina’s railway network is 40 times as long as Venezuela’s.

Argentina: 17,866 km (2019) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Argentina fly 7.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela.

Argentina: 0.46 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 52% of Venezuela, but only 10% of Argentina.

Argentina: 10.3% (2023) · Venezuela: 52.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Venezuela emits 9% more CO₂ than someone in Argentina.

Argentina: 3.7 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 35% in Argentina.

Argentina: 34.6% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Venezuela carries 9% more fine dust than in Argentina.

Argentina: 14.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 2.8 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in Argentina.

Argentina: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Venezuela are 50% deadlier than in Argentina.

Argentina: 8.8 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 13.2 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Venezuela is on average 10.7 °C warmer than Argentina.

Argentina: 15.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Venezuela gets 3.2 times as much rain as Argentina.

Argentina: 670 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)

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Quick answers

Is Argentina bigger than Venezuela?

Argentina is larger. Venezuela fits inside Argentina 3 times.

Which has more people, Argentina or Venezuela?

Argentina has 61% more people than Venezuela (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Argentina or Venezuela?

People in Argentina live 4.9 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 77.5 years in Argentina and 72.7 in Venezuela.

Are people taller in Argentina or Venezuela?

Men in Argentina are 1.2 cm taller than in Venezuela (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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