Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Venezuela fits inside Canada 17 times
Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Canada’s coastline is 72 times as long as Venezuela’s
Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Canada’s highest peak towers 981 m above Venezuela’s
Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 24% of Venezuela, versus 6.5% of Canada
Canada: 6.5% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Canada has 46% more people than Venezuela
Canada: 41.7 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Venezuela is 6.8 times as densely populated as Canada
Canada: 5 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Canada are 5.2 cm taller than in Venezuela
Canada: 178.8 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Canada are 4.7 cm taller than in Venezuela
Canada: 164.7 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Canada is 11 years older than in Venezuela
Canada: 40.3 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Venezuela have 0.8 more children on average than in Canada
Canada: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Canada are 65 or older, versus 10% in Venezuela
Canada: 20.3% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Canada hosts 20 times as many refugees per resident as Venezuela
Canada: 10 per 1,000 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Canada has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Venezuela 0.7
Canada: 5.5 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Canada has 2 official languages, Venezuela 1
Canada: 2 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Canada’s economy is 23 times the size of Venezuela’s
Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Canada: Int$66,746 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Canada: 31.5 (2022) · Venezuela: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Canada: 0.3% (2022) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.9% in Canada, versus 5.3% in Venezuela
Canada: 6.9% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Venezuela spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Canada 1.6%
Canada: 1.6% (2025) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Canada: 13.7% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
How expensive is it?
Canada: 83% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Canada spends 34 times as much on health per person as Venezuela
Canada: $6,378 (2024) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Canada live 9.4 years longer than in Venezuela
Canada: 82.1 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Venezuela is 4.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Canada
Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Canada has 69% more doctors per person than Venezuela
Canada: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Canada has 2.6 times as many hospital beds per person as Venezuela
Canada: 2.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Canada is 5% higher than in Venezuela
Canada: 8.4 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Canada are obese, versus 23% in Venezuela
Canada: 27.1% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Canada: 11.2% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Canada rate their lives 0.98 points higher than in Venezuela
Canada: 6.74 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Canada drink 3.5 times as much alcohol as in Venezuela
Canada: 9.2 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Canada has 2.5 times as much meat per person as Venezuela
Canada: 94.8 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Canada has 790 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela
Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Venezuela put in 98 more hours a year than in Canada
Canada: 1,731 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Canada went to school 4.2 years longer than in Venezuela
Canada: 13.9 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Canada welcomed 35 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019)
Canada: 0.48 (2024) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
Canada has 19 more World Heritage sites than Venezuela (22 against 3)
Canada: 22 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Canada has won 597 Olympic medals, Venezuela 19
Canada: 597 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Canada are online, versus 77% in Venezuela
Canada: 94% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Canada is 2 times as fast as in Venezuela
Canada: 357 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Canada and Venezuela are practically level
Canada: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 83% in Canada
Canada: 83% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Canada has 94 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71
Canada: 94 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Canada’s railway network is 108 times as long as Venezuela’s
Canada: 48,150 km (2021) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Canada fly 34 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela
Canada: 2.13 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Venezuela, but only 42% of Canada
Canada: 42% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Canada emits 3.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Venezuela
Canada: 13.4 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 64% in Canada
Canada: 63.9% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Venezuela carries 2.3 times as much fine dust as in Canada
Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6.4 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in Canada
Canada: 2 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Venezuela are 95% deadlier than in Canada
Canada: 7.6 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Venezuela is on average 28.8 °C warmer than Canada
Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 3.1 times as much rain as Canada
Canada: 683 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 Canada bigger than Venezuela?
Canada is larger. Venezuela fits inside Canada 17 times.
Which has more people, Canada or Venezuela?
Canada has 46% more people than Venezuela (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Canada or Venezuela?
People in Canada live 9.4 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 82.1 years in Canada and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Canada or Venezuela?
Men in Canada are 5.2 cm taller than in Venezuela (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
