How much coast is there?

China’s coastline is 5.2 times as long as Venezuela’s.

China: 14,500 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

China’s highest peak towers 3,871 m above Venezuela’s.

China: 8,849 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

China has 49 times as many people as Venezuela.

China: 1.41 billion (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

China is 4.6 times as densely populated as Venezuela.

China: 150 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in China is 10 years older than in Venezuela.

China: 39.1 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Venezuela have 1.1 more children on average than in China.

China: 1.01 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

15% of people in China are 65 or older, versus 10% in Venezuela.

China: 14.9% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Venezuela has produced 0.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, China 0.1.

China: 0.1 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2025)

How many official languages?

China and Venezuela are practically level.

China: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

China’s economy is 196 times the size of Venezuela’s.

China: $19.5 trillion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

China: Int$29,333 (2025) · Venezuela: no data

How evenly is income shared?

China: 36 (2022) · Venezuela: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.3% in Venezuela, versus 4.6% in China.

China: 4.6% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

China spends 1.7% of its GDP on the military, Venezuela 0.5%.

China: 1.7% (2024) · Venezuela: 0.5% (2023)

How expensive is it?

China: 47% (2025) · Venezuela: no data

How much is spent on health?

China spends 4.1 times as much on health per person as Venezuela.

China: $763 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Venezuela is 5.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in China.

China: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

China has 87% more doctors per person than Venezuela.

China: 3.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)

How common is obesity?

23% of adults in Venezuela are obese, versus 9.1% in China.

China: 9.1% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

China: 22.8% (2024) · Venezuela: no data

How do people rate their lives?

People in China rate their lives 0.32 points higher than in Venezuela.

China: 6.07 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in China drink 41% more alcohol than in Venezuela.

China: 3.7 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

China has 94% more meat per person than Venezuela.

China: 73.5 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

China has 727 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela.

China: 3,527 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in China put in 499 more hours a year than in Venezuela.

China: 2,328 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Venezuela went to school 1.6 years longer than in China.

China: 8 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

China welcomed 3.3 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019).

China: 0.05 (2019) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)

How many people are online?

92% of people in China are online, versus 77% in Venezuela.

China: 92% (2025) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

China and Venezuela are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 66% in China.

China: 66% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)

How many phones per person?

China has 132 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71.

China: 132 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)

How much railway is there?

China’s railway network is 246 times as long as Venezuela’s.

China: 109,767 km (2021) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from China fly 7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela.

China: 0.44 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 52% of Venezuela, but only 24% of China.

China: 24% (2023) · Venezuela: 52.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in China emits 2.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Venezuela.

China: 8.7 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 37% in China.

China: 37% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in China carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Venezuela.

China: 31.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 25 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in China.

China: 0.5 per 100k (2020) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in China are 32% deadlier than in Venezuela.

China: 17.4 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 13.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Venezuela is on average 18.0 °C warmer than China.

China: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Venezuela gets 2.6 times as much rain as China.

China: 813 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)