How much coast is there?

Venezuela’s coastline is 42 times as long as Belgium’s.

Belgium: 67 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Venezuela’s highest peak towers 4,284 m above Belgium’s.

Belgium: 694 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Venezuela has 2.4 times as many people as Belgium.

Belgium: 11.9 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Belgium is 12 times as densely populated as Venezuela.

Belgium: 392 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Belgium is 12 years older than in Venezuela.

Belgium: 41.4 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

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

Belgium: 1.44 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Belgium are 65 or older, versus 10% in Venezuela.

Belgium: 21% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Belgium has produced 7.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Venezuela 0.7.

Belgium: 7.5 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2025)

How many official languages?

Belgium has 3 official languages, Venezuela 1.

Belgium: 3 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Belgium’s economy is 7.3 times the size of Venezuela’s.

Belgium: $725 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Belgium: Int$74,676 (2025) · Venezuela: no data

How evenly is income shared?

Belgium: 26.8 (2023) · Venezuela: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.9% in Belgium, versus 5.3% in Venezuela.

Belgium: 5.9% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Belgium spends 1.3% of its GDP on the military, Venezuela 0.5%.

Belgium: 1.3% (2024) · Venezuela: 0.5% (2023)

How expensive is it?

Belgium: 81% (2025) · Venezuela: no data

How much is spent on health?

Belgium spends 32 times as much on health per person as Venezuela.

Belgium: $5,931 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)

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 Belgium.

Belgium: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Belgium has 2.1 times as many doctors per person as Venezuela.

Belgium: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)

How common is obesity?

Venezuela and Belgium are practically level.

Belgium: 22.9% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

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

How do people rate their lives?

People in Belgium rate their lives 1.17 points higher than in Venezuela.

Belgium: 6.93 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Belgium drink 3.7 times as much alcohol as in Venezuela.

Belgium: 9.5 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Belgium has 58% more meat per person than Venezuela.

Belgium: 60 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Belgium has 1,121 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela.

Belgium: 3,921 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Venezuela put in 236 more hours a year than in Belgium.

Belgium: 1,593 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Belgium went to school 3 years longer than in Venezuela.

Belgium: 12.7 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Belgium welcomed 58 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019).

Belgium: 0.81 (2024) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)

How many people are online?

96% of people in Belgium are online, versus 77% in Venezuela.

Belgium: 96% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Belgium and Venezuela are practically level.

Belgium: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 88% in Belgium.

Belgium: 88% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Belgium has 104 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71.

Belgium: 104 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Belgium’s railway network is 8.1 times as long as Venezuela’s.

Belgium: 3,612 km (2021) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Belgium fly 15 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela.

Belgium: 0.95 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 52% of Venezuela, but only 23% of Belgium.

Belgium: 22.6% (2023) · Venezuela: 52.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Belgium emits 78% more CO₂ than someone in Venezuela.

Belgium: 7.3 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 39% in Belgium.

Belgium: 38.9% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Venezuela carries 70% more fine dust than in Belgium.

Belgium: 9.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 12 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in Belgium.

Belgium: 1.1 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Venezuela are 2.9 times as deadly as in Belgium.

Belgium: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 13.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Venezuela is on average 14.8 °C warmer than Belgium.

Belgium: 11°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Venezuela gets 2.3 times as much rain as Belgium.

Belgium: 928 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)