Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Egypt is 10% bigger than Venezuela.
Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2023) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Venezuela’s coastline is 14% longer than Egypt’s.
Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Venezuela’s highest peak towers 2,349 m above Egypt’s.
Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Egypt has 4.2 times as many people as Venezuela.
Egypt: 118 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Egypt is 3.7 times as densely populated as Venezuela.
Egypt: 119 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Egypt are 1.0 cm taller than in Venezuela.
Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Egypt are 0.8 cm taller than in Venezuela.
Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Venezuela is 5 years older than in Egypt.
Egypt: 24 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Egypt have 0.7 more children on average than in Venezuela.
Egypt: 2.74 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 5.3% in Egypt.
Egypt: 5.3% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Venezuela has produced 0.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Egypt 0.5.
Egypt: 0.5 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
Egypt and Venezuela are practically level.
Egypt: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Egypt’s economy is 3.7 times the size of Venezuela’s.
Egypt: $365 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Egypt: 28.5 (2021) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.8% in Egypt, versus 5.3% in Venezuela.
Egypt: 6.8% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Egypt and Venezuela are practically level.
Egypt: 0.7% (2024) · Venezuela: 0.5% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Egypt: 15% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Venezuela spends 32% more on health per person than Egypt.
Egypt: $141 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Venezuela live 0.87 years longer than in Egypt.
Egypt: 71.8 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Venezuela is 2% more likely to die before turning one than in Egypt.
Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Venezuela has 2.5 times as many doctors per person as Egypt.
Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 23% in Venezuela.
Egypt: 42.8% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Egypt: 25% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Venezuela rate their lives 1.89 points higher than in Egypt.
Egypt: 3.86 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Venezuela drink 25 times as much alcohol as in Egypt.
Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Venezuela has 38% more meat per person than Egypt.
Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Egypt has 294 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela.
Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Egypt put in 539 more hours a year than in Venezuela.
Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Egypt went to school 0.46 years longer than in Venezuela.
Egypt: 10.1 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Egypt welcomed 7.4 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019).
Egypt: 0.1 (2022) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Venezuela are online, versus 75% in Egypt.
Egypt: 75% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Egypt and Venezuela are practically level.
Egypt: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt.
Egypt: 43% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Egypt has 97 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71.
Egypt: 97 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Egypt’s railway network is 12 times as long as Venezuela’s.
Egypt: 5,153 km (2016) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Egypt fly 2.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela.
Egypt: 0.14 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 52% of Venezuela, but only 0.0% of Egypt.
Egypt: 0% (2023) · Venezuela: 52.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Venezuela emits 84% more CO₂ than someone in Egypt.
Egypt: 2.2 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt.
Egypt: 13% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Egypt carries 2.6 times as much fine dust as in Venezuela.
Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 9.6 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in Egypt.
Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Venezuela are 40% deadlier than in Egypt.
Egypt: 9.4 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 13.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Venezuela is on average 2.3 °C warmer than Egypt.
Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 174 times as much rain as Egypt.
Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Egypt bigger than Venezuela?
Egypt is larger. Egypt is 10% bigger than Venezuela.
Which has more people, Egypt or Venezuela?
Egypt has 4.2 times as many people as Venezuela (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Egypt or Venezuela?
People in Venezuela live 0.87 years longer than in Egypt. Life expectancy at birth is 71.8 years in Egypt and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Egypt or Venezuela?
Men in Egypt are 1.0 cm taller than in Venezuela (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
