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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

France has produced 9.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Venezuela 0.7.

France: 9.3 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2025)

How many official languages?

France and Venezuela are practically level.

France: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)

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 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?

France spends 2.1% of its GDP on the military, Venezuela 0.5%.

France: 2.1% (2024) · Venezuela: 0.5% (2023)

How expensive is it?

France: 77% (2025) · Venezuela: no data

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 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 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

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 people are online?

89% of people in France are online, versus 77% in Venezuela.

France: 89% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 52% of Venezuela, but only 32% of France.

France: 32.5% (2023) · Venezuela: 52.2% (2023)

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)

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 2.8 times as deadly as in France.

France: 4.7 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 13.2 per 100k (2021)

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)