Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Venezuela fits inside Brazil 9.3 times
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Brazil’s coastline is 2.7 times as long as Venezuela’s
Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Venezuela’s highest peak towers 1,984 m above Brazil’s
Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 28% of Brazil, versus 24% of Venezuela
Brazil: 28.4% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Brazil has 7.5 times as many people as Venezuela
Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Venezuela is 27% more densely populated than Brazil
Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Brazil are 2.2 cm taller than in Venezuela
Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Brazil are 2.4 cm taller than in Venezuela
Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Brazil is 4.9 years older than in Venezuela
Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Venezuela have 0.5 more children on average than in Brazil
Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
11% of people in Brazil are 65 or older, versus 10% in Venezuela
Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Brazil hosts 2.6 times as many refugees per resident as Venezuela
Brazil: 1.3 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, Brazil 0.0
Brazil: 0.047 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Brazil and Venezuela are practically level
Brazil: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Brazil’s economy is 23 times the size of Venezuela’s
Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · Venezuela: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Brazil: 3% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Brazil, versus 5.3% in Venezuela
Brazil: 6% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Venezuela spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Brazil 1.1%
Brazil: 1.1% (2025) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Brazil: 15.4% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
How expensive is it?
Brazil: 46% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Brazil spends 5.4 times as much on health per person as Venezuela
Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Brazil live 3.3 years longer than in Venezuela
Brazil: 76 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Venezuela is 72% more likely to die before turning one than in Brazil
Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Brazil has 42% more doctors per person than Venezuela
Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Brazil has 2.5 times as many hospital beds per person as Venezuela
Brazil: 2.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Brazil is 10% higher than in Venezuela
Brazil: 8.8 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Brazil are obese, versus 23% in Venezuela
Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Brazil rate their lives 0.88 points higher than in Venezuela
Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Brazil drink 4 times as much alcohol as in Venezuela
Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Brazil has 2.8 times as much meat per person as Venezuela
Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Brazil has 623 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela
Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Brazil put in 165 more hours a year than in Venezuela
Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Venezuela went to school 1.3 years longer than in Brazil
Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Brazil welcomed 2.3 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019)
Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
Brazil has 23 more World Heritage sites than Venezuela (26 against 3)
Brazil: 26 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Brazil has won 171 Olympic medals, Venezuela 19
Brazil: 171 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
84% of people in Brazil are online, versus 77% in Venezuela
Brazil: 84% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Brazil is 66% faster than in Venezuela
Brazil: 293 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Venezuela and Brazil are practically level
Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 88% in Brazil
Brazil: 88% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Brazil has 102 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71
Brazil: 102 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Brazil’s railway network is 67 times as long as Venezuela’s
Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Brazil fly 7.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela
Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 53% of Venezuela
Brazil: 58.5% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Venezuela emits 79% more CO₂ than someone in Brazil
Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 87% in Brazil
Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Venezuela carries 3% more fine dust than in Brazil
Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 52% more likely to be murdered in Brazil than in Venezuela
Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Brazil are 75% deadlier than in Venezuela
Brazil: 25.9 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Venezuela is on average 0.5 °C warmer than Brazil
Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 28% more rain than Brazil
Brazil: 1,661 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 Brazil bigger than Venezuela?
Brazil is larger. Venezuela fits inside Brazil 9.3 times.
Which has more people, Brazil or Venezuela?
Brazil has 7.5 times as many people as Venezuela (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brazil or Venezuela?
People in Brazil live 3.3 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Brazil or Venezuela?
Men in Brazil are 2.2 cm taller than in Venezuela (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
