Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Curaçao fits inside Venezuela 2,054 times
Curaçao: 444 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Venezuela’s coastline is 7.7 times as long as Curaçao’s
Curaçao: 364 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Venezuela’s highest peak towers 4,606 m above Curaçao’s
Curaçao: 372 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Curaçao: no data · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Venezuela has 182 times as many people as Curaçao
Curaçao: 156,263 (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Curaçao is 11 times as densely populated as Venezuela
Curaçao: 352 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Curaçao: no data · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Curaçao: no data · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Curaçao is 9.2 years older than in Venezuela
Curaçao: 38.2 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Venezuela have 0.7 more children on average than in Curaçao
Curaçao: 1.4 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
17% of people in Curaçao are 65 or older, versus 10% in Venezuela
Curaçao: 17.3% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Curaçao: 0 per 1,000 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Curaçao: no data · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Curaçao has 3 official languages, Venezuela 1
Curaçao: 3 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Venezuela’s economy is 28 times the size of Curaçao’s
Curaçao: $3.56 billion (2024) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Curaçao: Int$32,741 (2024) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Curaçao: no data · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Curaçao: no data · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How expensive is it?
Curaçao: 70% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Curaçao: no data · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Curaçao live 4.3 years longer than in Venezuela
Curaçao: 77 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
Curaçao: no data · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Curaçao: no data · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Curaçao: no data · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
Curaçao: no data · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
Curaçao: no data · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Curaçao: no data · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Curaçao drink 5.1 times as much alcohol as in Venezuela
Curaçao: 13.2 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Curaçao: no data · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Curaçao: no data · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Curaçao: no data · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Curaçao: no data · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Curaçao welcomed 229 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019)
Curaçao: 3.19 (2022) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
Curaçao: no data · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Curaçao: no data · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Venezuela are online, versus 68% in Curaçao
Curaçao: 68% (2017) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Curaçao is 6% faster than in Venezuela
Curaçao: 186 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Curaçao and Venezuela are practically level
Curaçao: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
91% of people in Curaçao live in cities, versus 89% in Venezuela
Curaçao: 91% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Curaçao has 94 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71
Curaçao: 94 (2023) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Curaçao: no data · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Curaçao: no data · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Venezuela, but only 0.2% of Curaçao
Curaçao: 0.2% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Curaçao emits 3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Venezuela
Curaçao: 12.3 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
Curaçao: no data · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Venezuela carries 32% more fine dust than in Curaçao
Curaçao: 12 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Curaçao: no data · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Curaçao: no data · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Curaçao: no data · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Curaçao: no data · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Curaçao bigger than Venezuela?
Venezuela is larger. Curaçao fits inside Venezuela 2,054 times.
Which has more people, Curaçao or Venezuela?
Venezuela has 182 times as many people as Curaçao (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Curaçao or Venezuela?
People in Curaçao live 4.3 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 77.0 years in Curaçao and 72.7 in Venezuela.
