Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Czechia fits inside Venezuela 12 times
Czechia: 78,871 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Venezuela’s highest peak towers 3,376 m above Czechia’s
Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 46% of Czechia, versus 24% of Venezuela
Czechia: 45.8% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Venezuela has 2.6 times as many people as Czechia
Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Czechia is 4.4 times as densely populated as Venezuela
Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Czechia are 7.7 cm taller than in Venezuela
Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Czechia are 7.9 cm taller than in Venezuela
Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Czechia is 14 years older than in Venezuela
Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Venezuela have 0.7 more children on average than in Czechia
Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Czechia are 65 or older, versus 10% in Venezuela
Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Czechia hosts 72 times as many refugees per resident as Venezuela
Czechia: 36.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Czechia has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Venezuela 0.7
Czechia: 5.5 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Czechia has 2 official languages, Venezuela 1
Czechia: 2 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Czechia’s economy is 3.9 times the size of Venezuela’s
Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · Venezuela: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Czechia: 0% (2023) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.3% in Venezuela, versus 2.8% in Czechia
Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Venezuela and Czechia are practically level
Czechia: 1.8% (2025) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Czechia: 18.6% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
How expensive is it?
Czechia: 59% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Czechia spends 14 times as much on health per person as Venezuela
Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Czechia live 7.3 years longer than in Venezuela
Czechia: 80 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Venezuela is 10 times as likely to die before turning one as in Czechia
Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Czechia has 2.6 times as many doctors per person as Venezuela
Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Czechia has 6.6 times as many hospital beds per person as Venezuela
Czechia: 6.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Czechia is 52% higher than in Venezuela
Czechia: 12.2 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 23% in Venezuela
Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Czechia rate their lives 1.06 points higher than in Venezuela
Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Czechia drink 5.2 times as much alcohol as in Venezuela
Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Czechia has 2.2 times as much meat per person as Venezuela
Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Czechia has 584 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela
Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Venezuela put in 55 more hours a year than in Czechia
Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Czechia went to school 3.3 years longer than in Venezuela
Czechia: 13 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Czechia welcomed 98 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019)
Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
Czechia has 14 more World Heritage sites than Venezuela (17 against 3)
Czechia: 17 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Czechia has won 111 Olympic medals, Venezuela 19
Czechia: 111 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Czechia are online, versus 77% in Venezuela
Czechia: 88% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Czechia is 6% faster than in Venezuela
Czechia: 186 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Czechia and Venezuela are practically level
Czechia: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 73% in Czechia
Czechia: 73% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Czechia has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71
Czechia: 127 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Czechia’s railway network is 21 times as long as Venezuela’s
Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Czechia fly 3.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela
Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Venezuela, but only 38% of Czechia
Czechia: 38.4% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Czechia emits 72% more CO₂ than someone in Venezuela
Czechia: 7 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia
Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Venezuela carries 31% more fine dust than in Czechia
Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 16 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in Czechia
Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Venezuela are 2.1 times as deadly as in Czechia
Czechia: 7.1 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 Czechia
Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 2.6 times as much rain as Czechia
Czechia: 805 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 Czechia bigger than Venezuela?
Venezuela is larger. Czechia fits inside Venezuela 12 times.
Which has more people, Czechia or Venezuela?
Venezuela has 2.6 times as many people as Czechia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Czechia or Venezuela?
People in Czechia live 7.3 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Czechia or Venezuela?
Men in Czechia are 7.7 cm taller than in Venezuela (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
