Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Venezuela fits inside the DR Congo 2.6 times.
DR Congo: 2,344,860 km² (2023) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Venezuela’s coastline is 76 times as long as the DR Congo’s.
DR Congo: 37 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The DR Congo’s highest peak towers 132 m above Venezuela’s.
DR Congo: 5,110 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The DR Congo has 4 times as many people as Venezuela.
DR Congo: 113 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The DR Congo is 54% more densely populated than Venezuela.
DR Congo: 50 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Venezuela are 4.9 cm taller than in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 168.6 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Venezuela are 3.7 cm taller than in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 156.3 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Venezuela is 13 years older than in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 15.8 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the DR Congo have 3.9 more children on average than in Venezuela.
DR Congo: 5.98 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
10% of people in Venezuela are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 3.1% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Venezuela has produced 0.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the DR Congo 0.1.
DR Congo: 0.1 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
The DR Congo has 5 official languages, Venezuela 1.
DR Congo: 5 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Venezuela’s economy is 9% larger than the DR Congo’s.
DR Congo: $91 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
DR Congo: Int$1,920 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
DR Congo: 44.7 (2020) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.3% in Venezuela, versus 4.4% in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 4.4% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The DR Congo spends 1.2% of its GDP on the military, Venezuela 0.5%.
DR Congo: 1.2% (2024) · Venezuela: 0.5% (2023)
How expensive is it?
DR Congo: 42% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Venezuela spends 7.9 times as much on health per person as the DR Congo.
DR Congo: $23 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Venezuela live 11 years longer than in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 62.1 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the DR Congo is 2.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Venezuela.
DR Congo: 56.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Venezuela has 8 times as many doctors per person as the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Venezuela are obese, versus 5.9% in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 5.9% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
DR Congo: 12.3% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Venezuela rate their lives 2.00 points higher than in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 3.76 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Venezuela drink 63% more alcohol than in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 1.6 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Venezuela has 11 times as much meat per person as the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 3.5 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Venezuela has 786 kcal more food per person per day than the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 2,015 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the DR Congo put in 12 more hours a year than in Venezuela.
DR Congo: 1,841 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Venezuela went to school 2.3 years longer than in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 7.4 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Venezuela welcomed 2.7 times as many tourists per resident as the DR Congo (2019).
DR Congo: 0.01 (2019) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Venezuela are online, versus 20% in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 20% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Venezuela have electricity, versus 23% in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 22.5% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 45% in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 45% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Venezuela has 71 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the DR Congo 59.
DR Congo: 59 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The DR Congo’s railway network is 8.1 times as long as Venezuela’s.
DR Congo: 3,641 km (2021) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Venezuela fly 6.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 0.01 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 54% of the DR Congo, but only 52% of Venezuela.
DR Congo: 54.2% (2023) · Venezuela: 52.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Venezuela emits 76 times as much CO₂ as someone in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 0.1 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of the DR Congo’s electricity is renewable, versus 91% in Venezuela.
DR Congo: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the DR Congo carries 2.6 times as much fine dust as in Venezuela.
DR Congo: 41.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
DR Congo: no data · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the DR Congo are 23% deadlier than in Venezuela.
DR Congo: 16.3 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 13.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Venezuela is on average 1.0 °C warmer than the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 24.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 44% more rain than the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 1,469 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is the DR Congo bigger than Venezuela?
The DR Congo is larger. Venezuela fits inside the DR Congo 2.6 times.
Which has more people, the DR Congo or Venezuela?
The DR Congo has 4 times as many people as Venezuela (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the DR Congo or Venezuela?
People in Venezuela live 11 years longer than in the DR Congo. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in the DR Congo and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in the DR Congo or Venezuela?
Men in Venezuela are 4.9 cm taller than in the DR Congo (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
