Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Venezuela is 21% bigger than Chile
Chile: 756,556 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Chile’s coastline is 2.3 times as long as Venezuela’s
Chile: 6,435 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Chile’s highest peak towers 1,915 m above Venezuela’s
Chile: 6,893 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 24% of Venezuela, versus 14% of Chile
Chile: 14.4% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Venezuela has 44% more people than Chile
Chile: 19.9 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Venezuela is 21% more densely populated than Chile
Chile: 27 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Venezuela and Chile are practically level
Chile: 172.9 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Venezuela and Chile are practically level
Chile: 159.4 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Chile is 6.9 years older than in Venezuela
Chile: 36 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Venezuela have 0.9 more children on average than in Chile
Chile: 1.14 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
15% of people in Chile are 65 or older, versus 10% in Venezuela
Chile: 14.6% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Venezuela hosts 3.8 times as many refugees per resident as Chile
Chile: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Chile has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Venezuela 0.7
Chile: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Chile and Venezuela are practically level
Chile: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Chile’s economy is 3.6 times the size of Venezuela’s
Chile: $357 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Chile: Int$37,774 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Chile: 43 (2024) · Venezuela: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Chile: 0.4% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.0% in Chile, versus 5.3% in Venezuela
Chile: 9% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Venezuela spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Chile 1.5%
Chile: 1.5% (2025) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Chile: 18.3% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
How expensive is it?
Chile: 48% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Chile spends 9.5 times as much on health per person as Venezuela
Chile: $1,760 (2024) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Chile live 8.7 years longer than in Venezuela
Chile: 81.4 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Venezuela is 3.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Chile
Chile: 5.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Chile has 2 times as many doctors per person as Venezuela
Chile: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Chile has 2 times as many hospital beds per person as Venezuela
Chile: 1.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Chile is 14% higher than in Venezuela
Chile: 9.1 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
41% of adults in Chile are obese, versus 23% in Venezuela
Chile: 41.1% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Chile: 26.7% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Chile rate their lives 0.55 points higher than in Venezuela
Chile: 6.30 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Chile drink 2.5 times as much alcohol as in Venezuela
Chile: 6.6 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Chile has 2.6 times as much meat per person as Venezuela
Chile: 98.5 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Chile has 257 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela
Chile: 3,057 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Chile put in 121 more hours a year than in Venezuela
Chile: 1,950 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Chile went to school 1.6 years longer than in Venezuela
Chile: 11.3 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Chile welcomed 19 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019)
Chile: 0.27 (2024) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
Chile has 4 more World Heritage sites than Venezuela (7 against 3)
Chile: 7 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Venezuela has won 19 Olympic medals, Chile 15
Chile: 15 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Chile are online, versus 77% in Venezuela
Chile: 96% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Chile is 2.4 times as fast as in Venezuela
Chile: 422 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Venezuela have electricity, versus 99% in Chile
Chile: 99% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
Venezuela and Chile are practically level
Chile: 89% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Chile has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71
Chile: 133 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Chile’s railway network is 5.4 times as long as Venezuela’s
Chile: 2,396 km (2021) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Chile fly 17 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela
Chile: 1.07 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Venezuela, but only 24% of Chile
Chile: 24.5% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Venezuela emits 3% more CO₂ than someone in Chile
Chile: 4 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 66% in Chile
Chile: 66.4% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Chile carries 47% more fine dust than in Venezuela
Chile: 23.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in Chile
Chile: 6.3 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Chile are 10% deadlier than in Venezuela
Chile: 16.3 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Venezuela is on average 16.4 °C warmer than Chile
Chile: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 49% more rain than Chile
Chile: 1,425 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 Chile bigger than Venezuela?
Venezuela is larger. Venezuela is 21% bigger than Chile.
Which has more people, Chile or Venezuela?
Venezuela has 44% more people than Chile (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Chile or Venezuela?
People in Chile live 8.7 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 81.4 years in Chile and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Chile or Venezuela?
Venezuela and Chile are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
