How much coast is there?

Venezuela’s coastline is 17% longer than Germany’s.

Germany: 2,389 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Venezuela’s highest peak towers 2,015 m above Germany’s.

Germany: 2,963 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Germany has 2.9 times as many people as Venezuela.

Germany: 83.5 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Germany is 7.4 times as densely populated as Venezuela.

Germany: 239 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Germany is 16 years older than in Venezuela.

Germany: 45.1 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Venezuela have 0.7 more children on average than in Germany.

Germany: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

24% of people in Germany are 65 or older, versus 10% in Venezuela.

Germany: 23.7% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Germany has produced 10.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Venezuela 0.7.

Germany: 10.1 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2025)

How many official languages?

Germany and Venezuela are practically level.

Germany: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Germany’s economy is 51 times the size of Venezuela’s.

Germany: $5.05 trillion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Germany: Int$75,407 (2025) · Venezuela: no data

How evenly is income shared?

Germany: 33.7 (2022) · Venezuela: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.3% in Venezuela, versus 3.7% in Germany.

Germany: 3.7% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Germany spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Venezuela 0.5%.

Germany: 1.9% (2024) · Venezuela: 0.5% (2023)

How expensive is it?

Germany: 80% (2025) · Venezuela: no data

How much is spent on health?

Germany spends 37 times as much on health per person as Venezuela.

Germany: $6,849 (2024) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Venezuela is 6.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Germany.

Germany: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Germany has 2.7 times as many doctors per person as Venezuela.

Germany: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)

How common is obesity?

24% of adults in Germany are obese, versus 23% in Venezuela.

Germany: 24.5% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Germany: 22% (2024) · Venezuela: no data

How do people rate their lives?

People in Germany rate their lives 1.13 points higher than in Venezuela.

Germany: 6.88 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Germany drink 4.2 times as much alcohol as in Venezuela.

Germany: 10.9 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Germany has 86% more meat per person than Venezuela.

Germany: 70.7 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Germany has 734 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela.

Germany: 3,535 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Venezuela put in 494 more hours a year than in Germany.

Germany: 1,335 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Germany went to school 4.6 years longer than in Venezuela.

Germany: 14.3 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Germany welcomed 32 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019).

Germany: 0.45 (2024) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)

How many people are online?

94% of people in Germany are online, versus 77% in Venezuela.

Germany: 94% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Germany and Venezuela are practically level.

Germany: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 82% in Germany.

Germany: 82% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Germany has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71.

Germany: 129 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Germany’s railway network is 75 times as long as Venezuela’s.

Germany: 33,401 km (2021) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Germany fly 15 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela.

Germany: 0.96 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 52% of Venezuela, but only 33% of Germany.

Germany: 32.7% (2023) · Venezuela: 52.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Germany emits 66% more CO₂ than someone in Venezuela.

Germany: 6.8 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 59% in Germany.

Germany: 59.1% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Venezuela carries 74% more fine dust than in Germany.

Germany: 9.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 14 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in Germany.

Germany: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Venezuela are 4 times as deadly as in Germany.

Germany: 3.3 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 13.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Venezuela is on average 15.6 °C warmer than Germany.

Germany: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Venezuela gets 2.4 times as much rain as Germany.

Germany: 871 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)