Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Venezuela fits inside Argentina 3 times
Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 30% of Argentina, versus 24% of Venezuela
Argentina: 29.5% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Venezuela hosts 4.7 times as many refugees per resident as Argentina
Argentina: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.5 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Argentina has 2 official languages, Venezuela 1
Argentina: 2 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Argentina: 1% (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?
Venezuela spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Argentina 0.6%
Argentina: 0.6% (2025) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Argentina: 10.4% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
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 many hospital beds are there?
Argentina has 3.4 times as many hospital beds per person as Venezuela
Argentina: 3.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Argentina is 40% higher than in Venezuela
Argentina: 11.2 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Argentina has 9 more World Heritage sites than Venezuela (12 against 3)
Argentina: 12 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Argentina has won 80 Olympic medals, Venezuela 19
Argentina: 80 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Argentina is 9% faster than in Venezuela
Argentina: 192 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
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 53% of Venezuela, but only 17% of Argentina
Argentina: 17.1% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
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)
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 Argentina are 10% deadlier than in Venezuela
Argentina: 16.3 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).
