Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Venezuela fits inside China 10 times
China: 9,562,910 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 42% of China, versus 24% of Venezuela
China: 41.7% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in China are 2.1 cm taller than in Venezuela
China: 175.7 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in China are 3.4 cm taller than in Venezuela
China: 163.5 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Venezuela hosts 3,074 times as many refugees per resident as China
China: 0.00016 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, China 0.1
China: 0.1 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
China and Venezuela are practically level
China: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
China: 0% (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?
Venezuela spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, China 1.7%
China: 1.7% (2025) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
China: 7% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
How expensive is it?
China: 47% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in China live 5.3 years longer than in Venezuela
China: 78 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
China has 5.7 times as many hospital beds per person as Venezuela
China: 5.6 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
China and Venezuela are nearly identical here
China: 8 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
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
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
China has 58 more World Heritage sites than Venezuela (61 against 3)
China: 61 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
China has won 819 Olympic medals, Venezuela 19
China: 819 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in China are online, versus 77% in Venezuela
China: 92% (2025) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in China is 2.1 times as fast as in Venezuela
China: 364 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Venezuela, but only 24% of China
China: 24% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 67% deadlier than in Venezuela
China: 24.7 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is China bigger than Venezuela?
China is larger. Venezuela fits inside China 10 times.
Which has more people, China or Venezuela?
China has 49 times as many people as Venezuela (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, China or Venezuela?
People in China live 5.3 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 78.0 years in China and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in China or Venezuela?
Men in China are 2.1 cm taller than in Venezuela (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
