Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Venezuela is 50% bigger than France
France: 606,410 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
France’s coastline is 73% longer than Venezuela’s
France: 4,853 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Venezuela’s highest peak towers 168 m above France’s
France: 4,810 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 53% of France, versus 24% of Venezuela
France: 52.8% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
France has 2.4 times as many people as Venezuela
France: 68.7 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
France is 3.9 times as densely populated as Venezuela
France: 128 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in France are 5.1 cm taller than in Venezuela
France: 178.6 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in France are 4.5 cm taller than in Venezuela
France: 164.5 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in France is 13 years older than in Venezuela
France: 41.8 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Venezuela have 0.5 more children on average than in France
France: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
23% of people in France are 65 or older, versus 10% in Venezuela
France: 22.5% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
France hosts 23 times as many refugees per resident as Venezuela
France: 11.5 per 1,000 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
France has produced 9.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Venezuela 0.7
France: 9.5 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
France and Venezuela are practically level
France: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
France’s economy is 34 times the size of Venezuela’s
France: $3.37 trillion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
France: Int$63,975 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
France: 31.8 (2023) · Venezuela: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
France: 0.1% (2023) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.5% in France, versus 5.3% in Venezuela
France: 7.5% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Venezuela and France are practically level
France: 2% (2025) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
France: 22.8% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
How expensive is it?
France: 77% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
France spends 29 times as much on health per person as Venezuela
France: $5,327 (2024) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in France live 10 years longer than in Venezuela
France: 83 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Venezuela is 6.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in France
France: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
France has 2 times as many doctors per person as Venezuela
France: 3.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
France has 5.7 times as many hospital beds per person as Venezuela
France: 5.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in France is 74% higher than in Venezuela
France: 13.9 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Venezuela are obese, versus 13% in France
France: 12.5% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
France: 33.6% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in France rate their lives 0.83 points higher than in Venezuela
France: 6.59 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in France drink 4.3 times as much alcohol as in Venezuela
France: 11.2 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
France has 2.1 times as much meat per person as Venezuela
France: 80.3 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
France has 689 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela
France: 3,490 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Venezuela put in 342 more hours a year than in France
France: 1,487 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in France went to school 2.1 years longer than in Venezuela
France: 11.8 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
France welcomed 97 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019)
France: 1.35 (2019) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
France has 53 more World Heritage sites than Venezuela (56 against 3)
France: 56 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
France has won 985 Olympic medals, Venezuela 19
France: 985 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in France are online, versus 77% in Venezuela
France: 89% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in France is 2.6 times as fast as in Venezuela
France: 460 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
France and Venezuela are practically level
France: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 79% in France
France: 79% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
France has 117 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71
France: 117 (2023) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
France’s railway network is 62 times as long as Venezuela’s
France: 27,716 km (2021) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from France fly 15 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela
France: 0.94 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Venezuela, but only 33% of France
France: 32.9% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Venezuela emits 3% more CO₂ than someone in France
France: 4 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 26% in France
France: 26.1% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Venezuela carries 78% more fine dust than in France
France: 8.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 9.4 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in France
France: 1.3 per 100k (2024) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Venezuela are 95% deadlier than in France
France: 7.6 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Venezuela is on average 11.7 °C warmer than France
France: 14.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 83% more rain than France
France: 1,158 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 France bigger than Venezuela?
Venezuela is larger. Venezuela is 50% bigger than France.
Which has more people, France or Venezuela?
France has 2.4 times as many people as Venezuela (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, France or Venezuela?
People in France live 10 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 83.0 years in France and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in France or Venezuela?
Men in France are 5.1 cm taller than in Venezuela (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
