Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Guyana fits inside Venezuela 4.2 times.
Guyana: 214,970 km² (2023) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Venezuela’s coastline is 6.1 times as long as Guyana’s.
Guyana: 459 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Venezuela’s highest peak towers 2,203 m above Guyana’s.
Guyana: 2,775 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Venezuela has 34 times as many people as Guyana.
Guyana: 835,986 (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Venezuela is 8.2 times as densely populated as Guyana.
Guyana: 4 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Venezuela are 1.4 cm taller than in Guyana.
Guyana: 172.2 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Venezuela and Guyana are practically level.
Guyana: 159.6 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Venezuela is 3.4 years older than in Guyana.
Guyana: 25.6 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Guyana have 0.3 more children on average than in Venezuela.
Guyana: 2.4 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 7.0% in Guyana.
Guyana: 7% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Guyana: no data · Venezuela: 0.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
Guyana and Venezuela are practically level.
Guyana: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Venezuela’s economy is 3.7 times the size of Guyana’s.
Guyana: $27.1 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Guyana: Int$97,899 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Guyana, versus 5.3% in Venezuela.
Guyana: 12% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Guyana and Venezuela are practically level.
Guyana: 0.9% (2024) · Venezuela: 0.5% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Guyana: 33% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Guyana spends 2.7 times as much on health per person as Venezuela.
Guyana: $505 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Venezuela live 2.4 years longer than in Guyana.
Guyana: 70.3 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Guyana is 9% more likely to die before turning one than in Venezuela.
Guyana: 23.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Venezuela has 20% more doctors per person than Guyana.
Guyana: 1.4 per 1,000 (2020) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is obesity?
30% of adults in Guyana are obese, versus 23% in Venezuela.
Guyana: 29.8% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Guyana: 11.7% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Guyana: no data · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Guyana drink 2.5 times as much alcohol as in Venezuela.
Guyana: 6.5 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Guyana has 2.3 times as much meat per person as Venezuela.
Guyana: 88.7 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Guyana has 518 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela.
Guyana: 3,318 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Guyana: no data · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Venezuela went to school 0.98 year longer than in Guyana.
Guyana: 8.7 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Guyana welcomed 25 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019).
Guyana: 0.35 (2022) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
83% of people in Guyana are online, versus 77% in Venezuela.
Guyana: 83% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Venezuela have electricity, versus 93% in Guyana.
Guyana: 93% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 26% in Guyana.
Guyana: 26% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Guyana has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71.
Guyana: 113 (2022) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Guyana: no data · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Venezuela fly 7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Guyana.
Guyana: 0.01 (2021) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 87% of Guyana, but only 52% of Venezuela.
Guyana: 87.1% (2023) · Venezuela: 52.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Guyana emits 33% more CO₂ than someone in Venezuela.
Guyana: 5.4 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.9% in Guyana.
Guyana: 2.9% (2024) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Venezuela carries 7% more fine dust than in Guyana.
Guyana: 14.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 51% more likely to be murdered in Guyana than in Venezuela.
Guyana: 19.1 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Guyana are 15% deadlier than in Venezuela.
Guyana: 15.2 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 13.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Venezuela is on average 0.2 °C warmer than Guyana.
Guyana: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Guyana gets 5% more rain than Venezuela.
Guyana: 2,224 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Guyana bigger than Venezuela?
Venezuela is larger. Guyana fits inside Venezuela 4.2 times.
Which has more people, Guyana or Venezuela?
Venezuela has 34 times as many people as Guyana (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Guyana or Venezuela?
People in Venezuela live 2.4 years longer than in Guyana. Life expectancy at birth is 70.3 years in Guyana and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Guyana or Venezuela?
Men in Venezuela are 1.4 cm taller than in Guyana (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
