Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Finland fits inside Venezuela 2.7 times.
Finland: 338,480 km² (2023) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Venezuela’s coastline is 2.2 times as long as Finland’s.
Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Venezuela’s highest peak towers 3,650 m above Finland’s.
Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Venezuela has 5.1 times as many people as Finland.
Finland: 5.65 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Venezuela is 74% more densely populated than Finland.
Finland: 19 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Finland are 7.0 cm taller than in Venezuela.
Finland: 180.6 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Finland are 6.4 cm taller than in Venezuela.
Finland: 166.5 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Finland is 14 years older than in Venezuela.
Finland: 42.8 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Venezuela have 0.8 more children on average than in Finland.
Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Finland are 65 or older, versus 10% in Venezuela.
Finland: 24.2% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Venezuela 0.7.
Finland: 8.9 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
Finland has 2 official languages, Venezuela 1.
Finland: 2 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Finland’s economy is 3.2 times the size of Venezuela’s.
Finland: $317 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Finland: Int$65,885 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Finland: 27.4 (2023) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.5% in Finland, versus 5.3% in Venezuela.
Finland: 9.5% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Finland spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Venezuela 0.5%.
Finland: 2.3% (2024) · Venezuela: 0.5% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Finland: 85% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Finland spends 30 times as much on health per person as Venezuela.
Finland: $5,515 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Finland live 9.7 years longer than in Venezuela.
Finland: 82.3 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Venezuela is 11 times as likely to die before turning one as in Finland.
Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Finland has 2.2 times as many doctors per person as Venezuela.
Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Finland are obese, versus 23% in Venezuela.
Finland: 26.2% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Finland: 21.4% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Finland rate their lives 2.01 points higher than in Venezuela.
Finland: 7.76 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Finland drink 3.6 times as much alcohol as in Venezuela.
Finland: 9.4 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Finland has 83% more meat per person than Venezuela.
Finland: 69.4 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Finland has 545 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela.
Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Venezuela put in 332 more hours a year than in Finland.
Finland: 1,497 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Finland went to school 3.3 years longer than in Venezuela.
Finland: 13 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Finland welcomed 57 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019).
Finland: 0.8 (2024) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Finland are online, versus 77% in Venezuela.
Finland: 94% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Finland and Venezuela are practically level.
Finland: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 75% in Finland.
Finland: 75% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Finland has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71.
Finland: 126 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Finland’s railway network is 13 times as long as Venezuela’s.
Finland: 5,918 km (2021) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Finland fly 31 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela.
Finland: 1.91 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 52% of Venezuela.
Finland: 73.7% (2023) · Venezuela: 52.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Finland emits 30% more CO₂ than someone in Venezuela.
Finland: 5.3 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 56% in Finland.
Finland: 56.5% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Venezuela carries 2.9 times as much fine dust as in Finland.
Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 13 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in Finland.
Finland: 1 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Venezuela are 3.1 times as deadly as in Finland.
Finland: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 13.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Venezuela is on average 22.3 °C warmer than Finland.
Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 2.8 times as much rain as Finland.
Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Finland bigger than Venezuela?
Venezuela is larger. Finland fits inside Venezuela 2.7 times.
Which has more people, Finland or Venezuela?
Venezuela has 5.1 times as many people as Finland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Finland or Venezuela?
People in Finland live 9.7 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Finland and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Finland or Venezuela?
Men in Finland are 7.0 cm taller than in Venezuela (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).