Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Greece fits inside Venezuela 6.9 times
Greece: 131,960 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Greece’s coastline is 4.9 times as long as Venezuela’s
Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Venezuela’s highest peak towers 2,061 m above Greece’s
Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 39% of Greece, versus 24% of Venezuela
Greece: 38.9% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Venezuela has 2.7 times as many people as Greece
Greece: 10.4 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Greece is 2.5 times as densely populated as Venezuela
Greece: 81 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Greece are 5.7 cm taller than in Venezuela
Greece: 179.3 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Greece are 5.8 cm taller than in Venezuela
Greece: 165.8 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Greece is 17 years older than in Venezuela
Greece: 45.7 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Venezuela have 0.8 more children on average than in Greece
Greece: 1.24 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Greece are 65 or older, versus 10% in Venezuela
Greece: 24.4% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Greece hosts 26 times as many refugees per resident as Venezuela
Greece: 12.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Greece has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Venezuela 0.7
Greece: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Greece and Venezuela are practically level
Greece: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Greece’s economy is 2.8 times the size of Venezuela’s
Greece: $281 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Greece: Int$45,264 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Greece: 33.4 (2023) · Venezuela: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Greece: 0.6% (2023) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Greece, versus 5.3% in Venezuela
Greece: 8.5% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Greece spends 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Venezuela 2.2%
Greece: 3% (2025) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Greece: 27.4% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
How expensive is it?
Greece: 60% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Greece spends 11 times as much on health per person as Venezuela
Greece: $1,963 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Greece live 9.2 years longer than in Venezuela
Greece: 81.8 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Venezuela is 6.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Greece
Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greece has 4 times as many doctors per person as Venezuela
Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Greece has 4.3 times as many hospital beds per person as Venezuela
Greece: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Venezuela is 2.1 times that in Greece
Greece: 3.9 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 23% in Venezuela
Greece: 33.7% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Greece: 30.2% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Venezuela rate their lives 0.06 points higher than in Greece
Greece: 5.70 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Greece drink 3.3 times as much alcohol as in Venezuela
Greece: 8.6 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Greece has 2.2 times as much meat per person as Venezuela
Greece: 82 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Greece has 581 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela
Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Greece put in 64 more hours a year than in Venezuela
Greece: 1,893 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Greece went to school 1.9 years longer than in Venezuela
Greece: 11.6 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Greece welcomed 191 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019)
Greece: 2.67 (2022) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
Greece has 18 more World Heritage sites than Venezuela (21 against 3)
Greece: 21 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Greece has won 129 Olympic medals, Venezuela 19
Greece: 129 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
86% of people in Greece are online, versus 77% in Venezuela
Greece: 86% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Greece is 6% faster than in Venezuela
Greece: 186 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Greece and Venezuela are practically level
Greece: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 79% in Greece
Greece: 79% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Greece has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71
Greece: 114 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Greece’s railway network is 5.2 times as long as Venezuela’s
Greece: 2,339 km (2021) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Greece fly 29 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela
Greece: 1.83 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Venezuela, but only 37% of Greece
Greece: 36.9% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Greece emits 30% more CO₂ than someone in Venezuela
Greece: 5.3 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 50% in Greece
Greece: 49.7% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Venezuela carries 5% more fine dust than in Greece
Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 15 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in Greece
Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Venezuela are 37% deadlier than in Greece
Greece: 10.8 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Venezuela is on average 10.1 °C warmer than Greece
Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 2.6 times as much rain as Greece
Greece: 800 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 Greece bigger than Venezuela?
Venezuela is larger. Greece fits inside Venezuela 6.9 times.
Which has more people, Greece or Venezuela?
Venezuela has 2.7 times as many people as Greece (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Greece or Venezuela?
People in Greece live 9.2 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 81.8 years in Greece and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Greece or Venezuela?
Men in Greece are 5.7 cm taller than in Venezuela (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
