Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bangladesh fits inside Venezuela 6.2 times
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Venezuela’s coastline is 4.8 times as long as Bangladesh’s
Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Venezuela’s highest peak towers 3,918 m above Bangladesh’s
Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 72% of Bangladesh, versus 24% of Venezuela
Bangladesh: 72.2% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Bangladesh has 6.2 times as many people as Venezuela
Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bangladesh is 42 times as densely populated as Venezuela
Bangladesh: 1,350 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Venezuela are 8.4 cm taller than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Venezuela are 7.7 cm taller than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Venezuela is 3.7 years older than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Bangladesh have 0.1 more children on average than in Venezuela
Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
10% of people in Venezuela are 65 or older, versus 6.7% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Bangladesh hosts 13 times as many refugees per resident as Venezuela
Bangladesh: 6.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Venezuela has produced 0.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Bangladesh 0.1
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Bangladesh and Venezuela are practically level
Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Bangladesh’s economy is 4.6 times the size of Venezuela’s
Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · Venezuela: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Bangladesh: 5.9% (2022) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.3% in Venezuela, versus 3.8% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Venezuela spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Bangladesh 0.8%
Bangladesh: 0.8% (2025) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Bangladesh: 7.6% (2021) · Venezuela: no data
How expensive is it?
Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Venezuela spends 3.5 times as much on health per person as Bangladesh
Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Bangladesh live 2.3 years longer than in Venezuela
Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bangladesh is 15% more likely to die before turning one than in Venezuela
Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Venezuela has 2.3 times as many doctors per person as Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Venezuela has 8% more hospital beds per person than Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Venezuela is 78% higher than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Venezuela are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Venezuela rate their lives 1.44 points higher than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Venezuela drink 897 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Venezuela has 8.5 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Venezuela has 213 kcal more food per person per day than Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Bangladesh put in 554 more hours a year than in Venezuela
Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Venezuela went to school 2.9 years longer than in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Venezuela welcomed 7.1 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019)
Bangladesh: 0.002 (2019) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
Bangladesh and Venezuela are practically level
Bangladesh: 3 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Venezuela has won 19 Olympic medals, Bangladesh none
Bangladesh: 0 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Venezuela are online, versus 53% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Venezuela is 2 times as fast as in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 86 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Venezuela have electricity, versus 100% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Bangladesh has 108 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71
Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Bangladesh’s railway network is 6.4 times as long as Venezuela’s
Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Venezuela fly 66% more passengers per resident than those from Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Venezuela, but only 14% of Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 14.4% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Venezuela emits 6.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 4.1 times as much fine dust as in Venezuela
Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.4 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bangladesh are 2.3 times as deadly as in Venezuela
Bangladesh: 34.5 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Venezuela and Bangladesh are practically level
Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 1% more rain than Bangladesh
Bangladesh: 2,096 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 Bangladesh bigger than Venezuela?
Venezuela is larger. Bangladesh fits inside Venezuela 6.2 times.
Which has more people, Bangladesh or Venezuela?
Bangladesh has 6.2 times as many people as Venezuela (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bangladesh or Venezuela?
People in Bangladesh live 2.3 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Bangladesh or Venezuela?
Men in Venezuela are 8.4 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
