Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Venezuela fits inside Australia 8.5 times
Australia: 7,741,220 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Australia’s coastline is 9.2 times as long as Venezuela’s
Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Venezuela’s highest peak towers 2,750 m above Australia’s
Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 47% of Australia, versus 24% of Venezuela
Australia: 47.3% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Venezuela has 3% more people than Australia
Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Venezuela is 9 times as densely populated as Australia
Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Australia are 5.2 cm taller than in Venezuela
Australia: 178.8 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Australia are 4.6 cm taller than in Venezuela
Australia: 164.7 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Australia is 8.7 years older than in Venezuela
Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Venezuela have 0.6 more children on average than in Australia
Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Australia are 65 or older, versus 10% in Venezuela
Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Australia hosts 2.4 times as many refugees per resident as Venezuela
Australia: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Australia has produced 3.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Venezuela 0.7
Australia: 3.6 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Australia and Venezuela are practically level
Australia: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Australia’s economy is 18 times the size of Venezuela’s
Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Venezuela: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Australia: 0.9% (2020) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.3% in Venezuela, versus 4.1% in Australia
Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Venezuela and Australia are practically level
Australia: 1.9% (2025) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Australia: 23.6% (2022) · Venezuela: no data
How expensive is it?
Australia: 91% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Australia spends 38 times as much on health per person as Venezuela
Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Australia live 10 years longer than in Venezuela
Australia: 83.1 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Venezuela is 6.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Australia
Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Australia has 2.5 times as many doctors per person as Venezuela
Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Australia has 3.9 times as many hospital beds per person as Venezuela
Australia: 3.8 per 1,000 (2016) · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Australia is 57% higher than in Venezuela
Australia: 12.6 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Australia are obese, versus 23% in Venezuela
Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Australia rate their lives 1.16 points higher than in Venezuela
Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Australia drink 4 times as much alcohol as in Venezuela
Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Australia has 3.1 times as much meat per person as Venezuela
Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Australia has 762 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela
Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Venezuela put in 218 more hours a year than in Australia
Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Australia went to school 3.2 years longer than in Venezuela
Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Australia: no data · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
Australia has 18 more World Heritage sites than Venezuela (21 against 3)
Australia: 21 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Australia has won 619 Olympic medals, Venezuela 19
Australia: 619 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Australia are online, versus 77% in Venezuela
Australia: 96% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Australia is 48% faster than in Venezuela
Australia: 261 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Australia and Venezuela are practically level
Australia: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 88% in Australia
Australia: 88% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Australia has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71
Australia: 113 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Australia’s railway network is 73 times as long as Venezuela’s
Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Australia fly 40 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela
Australia: 2.5 (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 Australia
Australia: 17.4% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Australia emits 3.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Venezuela
Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 39% in Australia
Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Venezuela carries 2.9 times as much fine dust as in Australia
Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 15 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in Australia
Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Venezuela are 2 times as deadly as in Australia
Australia: 7.5 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Venezuela is on average 3.4 °C warmer than Australia
Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 4.7 times as much rain as Australia
Australia: 447 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 Australia bigger than Venezuela?
Australia is larger. Venezuela fits inside Australia 8.5 times.
Which has more people, Australia or Venezuela?
Venezuela has 3% more people than Australia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Australia or Venezuela?
People in Australia live 10 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 83.1 years in Australia and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Australia or Venezuela?
Men in Australia are 5.2 cm taller than in Venezuela (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
