Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Guatemala fits inside Venezuela 8.4 times
Guatemala: 108,889 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Venezuela’s coastline is 7 times as long as Guatemala’s
Guatemala: 400 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Venezuela’s highest peak towers 758 m above Guatemala’s
Guatemala: 4,220 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 46% of Guatemala, versus 24% of Venezuela
Guatemala: 46% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Venezuela has 53% more people than Guatemala
Guatemala: 18.7 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Guatemala is 5.4 times as densely populated as Venezuela
Guatemala: 174 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Venezuela are 9.2 cm taller than in Guatemala
Guatemala: 164.4 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Venezuela are 9.1 cm taller than in Guatemala
Guatemala: 150.9 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Venezuela is 6.4 years older than in Guatemala
Guatemala: 22.6 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Guatemala have 0.2 more children on average than in Venezuela
Guatemala: 2.29 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
10% of people in Venezuela are 65 or older, versus 5.0% in Guatemala
Guatemala: 5% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Venezuela hosts 5.9 times as many refugees per resident as Guatemala
Guatemala: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Guatemala has produced 1.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Venezuela 0.7
Guatemala: 1.1 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Guatemala and Venezuela are practically level
Guatemala: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Guatemala’s economy is 24% larger than Venezuela’s
Guatemala: $123 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Guatemala: Int$15,197 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Guatemala: 45.2 (2023) · Venezuela: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Guatemala: 9.7% (2023) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.3% in Venezuela, versus 2.6% in Guatemala
Guatemala: 2.6% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Venezuela spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Guatemala 0.5%
Guatemala: 0.5% (2025) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Guatemala: 11.6% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
How expensive is it?
Guatemala: 43% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Guatemala spends 2.1 times as much on health per person as Venezuela
Guatemala: $392 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
Guatemala and Venezuela are practically level
Guatemala: 72.7 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Venezuela is 23% more likely to die before turning one than in Guatemala
Guatemala: 17.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Venezuela has 30% more doctors per person than Guatemala
Guatemala: 1.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Venezuela has 2.2 times as many hospital beds per person as Guatemala
Guatemala: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Venezuela is 45% higher than in Guatemala
Guatemala: 5.5 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Guatemala are obese, versus 23% in Venezuela
Guatemala: 26.7% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Guatemala: 11.2% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Guatemala rate their lives 0.78 points higher than in Venezuela
Guatemala: 6.53 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Guatemala drink 17% more alcohol than in Venezuela
Guatemala: 3.1 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Guatemala has 43% more meat per person than Venezuela
Guatemala: 54.3 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Guatemala has 23 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela
Guatemala: 2,823 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Guatemala put in 321 more hours a year than in Venezuela
Guatemala: 2,151 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Venezuela went to school 3.8 years longer than in Guatemala
Guatemala: 5.8 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Guatemala welcomed 6 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019)
Guatemala: 0.08 (2022) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
Guatemala has 1 more World Heritage site than Venezuela (4 against 3)
Guatemala: 4 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Venezuela has won 19 Olympic medals, Guatemala 3
Guatemala: 3 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Venezuela are online, versus 60% in Guatemala
Guatemala: 60% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Venezuela is 19% faster than in Guatemala
Guatemala: 149 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Venezuela have electricity, versus 91% in Guatemala
Guatemala: 90.9% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 56% in Guatemala
Guatemala: 56% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Guatemala has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71
Guatemala: 113 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Guatemala’s railway network is 79% longer than Venezuela’s
Guatemala: 800 km (2018) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Venezuela fly 5.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Guatemala
Guatemala: 0.01 (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 Guatemala
Guatemala: 33.1% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Venezuela emits 3.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Guatemala
Guatemala: 1.1 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 68% in Guatemala
Guatemala: 68.3% (2024) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Guatemala carries 75% more fine dust than in Venezuela
Guatemala: 27.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 85% more likely to be murdered in Guatemala than in Venezuela
Guatemala: 23.4 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Guatemala are 43% deadlier than in Venezuela
Guatemala: 21.1 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Venezuela is on average 2.1 °C warmer than Guatemala
Guatemala: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 17% more rain than Guatemala
Guatemala: 1,811 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 Guatemala bigger than Venezuela?
Venezuela is larger. Guatemala fits inside Venezuela 8.4 times.
Which has more people, Guatemala or Venezuela?
Venezuela has 53% more people than Guatemala (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Guatemala or Venezuela?
Guatemala and Venezuela are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 72.7 years in Guatemala and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Guatemala or Venezuela?
Men in Venezuela are 9.2 cm taller than in Guatemala (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
