Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ethiopia is 25% bigger than Venezuela.
Ethiopia: 1,136,240 km² (2023) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Venezuela’s highest peak towers 428 m above Ethiopia’s.
Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ethiopia has 4.8 times as many people as Venezuela.
Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ethiopia is 3.7 times as densely populated as Venezuela.
Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Venezuela are 4.7 cm taller than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 168.8 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Venezuela are 2.9 cm taller than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 157.2 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Venezuela is 10 years older than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ethiopia have 1.8 more children on average than in Venezuela.
Ethiopia: 3.91 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 3.3% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Venezuela has produced 0.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ethiopia 0.1.
Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ethiopia and Venezuela are practically level.
Ethiopia: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ethiopia’s economy is 27% larger than Venezuela’s.
Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.3% in Venezuela, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Ethiopia and Venezuela are practically level.
Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024) · Venezuela: 0.5% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Ethiopia: 26% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Venezuela spends 5.3 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Venezuela live 5.1 years longer than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 67.6 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ethiopia is 63% more likely to die before turning one than in Venezuela.
Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Venezuela has 12 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Venezuela are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Venezuela rate their lives 1.77 points higher than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Venezuela drink 15% more alcohol than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Venezuela has 5.5 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Venezuela has 242 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Venezuela put in 230 more hours a year than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Venezuela went to school 7.3 years longer than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Venezuela welcomed 3.4 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).
Ethiopia: 0 (2024) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Venezuela are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 22% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Venezuela have electricity, versus 57% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 56.6% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 24% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Venezuela has 71 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.
Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Ethiopia’s railway network is 69% longer than Venezuela’s.
Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ethiopia fly 80% more passengers per resident than those from Venezuela.
Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 52% of Venezuela, but only 15% of Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · Venezuela: 52.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Venezuela emits 30 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 91% in Venezuela.
Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ethiopia carries 28% more fine dust than in Venezuela.
Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Ethiopia: no data · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ethiopia are 34% deadlier than in Venezuela.
Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 13.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Venezuela is on average 1.9 °C warmer than Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 2.2 times as much rain as Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ethiopia bigger than Venezuela?
Ethiopia is larger. Ethiopia is 25% bigger than Venezuela.
Which has more people, Ethiopia or Venezuela?
Ethiopia has 4.8 times as many people as Venezuela (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ethiopia or Venezuela?
People in Venezuela live 5.1 years longer than in Ethiopia. Life expectancy at birth is 67.6 years in Ethiopia and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Ethiopia or Venezuela?
Men in Venezuela are 4.7 cm taller than in Ethiopia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
