Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Austria fits inside Venezuela 11 times
Austria: 83,879 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Venezuela’s highest peak towers 1,180 m above Austria’s
Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 31% of Austria, versus 24% of Venezuela
Austria: 31.1% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Venezuela has 3.1 times as many people as Austria
Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Austria is 3.5 times as densely populated as Venezuela
Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Austria are 5.0 cm taller than in Venezuela
Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Austria are 6.9 cm taller than in Venezuela
Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Austria is 14 years older than in Venezuela
Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Venezuela have 0.8 more children on average than in Austria
Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Austria are 65 or older, versus 10% in Venezuela
Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Austria hosts 62 times as many refugees per resident as Venezuela
Austria: 31.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Venezuela 0.7
Austria: 20.6 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Austria and Venezuela are practically level
Austria: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Austria’s economy is 5.8 times the size of Venezuela’s
Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Austria: 31.2 (2023) · Venezuela: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Austria: 0.5% (2023) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Austria and Venezuela are practically level
Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Venezuela spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Austria 1.1%
Austria: 1.1% (2025) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Austria: 25.8% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
How expensive is it?
Austria: 82% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Austria spends 36 times as much on health per person as Venezuela
Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Austria live 9.3 years longer than in Venezuela
Austria: 82 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Venezuela is 7.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Austria
Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Austria has 3.3 times as many doctors per person as Venezuela
Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Austria has 6.8 times as many hospital beds per person as Venezuela
Austria: 6.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Austria is 59% higher than in Venezuela
Austria: 12.7 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Venezuela are obese, versus 18% in Austria
Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Austria rate their lives 1.09 points higher than in Venezuela
Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Austria drink 4.4 times as much alcohol as in Venezuela
Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Austria has 94% more meat per person than Venezuela
Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Austria has 955 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela
Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Venezuela put in 391 more hours a year than in Austria
Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Austria went to school 2.7 years longer than in Venezuela
Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Austria welcomed 208 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019)
Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
Austria has 9 more World Heritage sites than Venezuela (12 against 3)
Austria: 12 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Austria has won 367 Olympic medals, Venezuela 19
Austria: 367 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in Austria are online, versus 77% in Venezuela
Austria: 92% (2025) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Venezuela is 1% faster than in Austria
Austria: 174 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Austria and Venezuela are practically level
Austria: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 70% in Austria
Austria: 70% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Austria has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71
Austria: 124 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Austria’s railway network is 11 times as long as Venezuela’s
Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Austria fly 80 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela
Austria: 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 47% of Austria
Austria: 47.3% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Austria emits 51% more CO₂ than someone in Venezuela
Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 84% in Austria
Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Venezuela carries 53% more fine dust than in Austria
Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 14 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in Austria
Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Venezuela are 2.3 times as deadly as in Austria
Austria: 6.5 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Venezuela is on average 18.0 °C warmer than Austria
Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 67% more rain than Austria
Austria: 1,268 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 Austria bigger than Venezuela?
Venezuela is larger. Austria fits inside Venezuela 11 times.
Which has more people, Austria or Venezuela?
Venezuela has 3.1 times as many people as Austria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Austria or Venezuela?
People in Austria live 9.3 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Austria or Venezuela?
Men in Austria are 5.0 cm taller than in Venezuela (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
