Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Venezuela fits inside India 3.6 times
India: 3,287,260 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
India’s coastline is 2.5 times as long as Venezuela’s
India: 7,000 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 3,608 m above Venezuela’s
India: 8,586 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of India, versus 24% of Venezuela
India: 59.9% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 51 times as many people as Venezuela
India: 1.46 billion (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 15 times as densely populated as Venezuela
India: 492 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Venezuela are 7.0 cm taller than in India
India: 166.5 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Venezuela are 4.9 cm taller than in India
India: 155.2 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Venezuela is 0.96 year older than in India
India: 28.1 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Venezuela have 0.1 more children on average than in India
India: 1.96 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 7.4% in India
India: 7.4% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Venezuela hosts 3.1 times as many refugees per resident as India
India: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Venezuela has produced 0.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, India 0.1
India: 0.1 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Venezuela 1
India: 3 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 40 times the size of Venezuela’s
India: $3.96 trillion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
India: Int$11,748 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
India: 23 (2023) · Venezuela: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
India: 2.6% (2023) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.3% in Venezuela, versus 4.2% in India
India: 4.2% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
India and Venezuela are practically level
India: 2.3% (2025) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
India: 6.9% (2022) · Venezuela: no data
How expensive is it?
India: 23% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Venezuela spends 2.2 times as much on health per person as India
India: $85 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Venezuela live 0.44 years longer than in India
India: 72.2 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in India is 10% more likely to die before turning one than in Venezuela
India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Venezuela has 2.3 times as many doctors per person as India
India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
India has 61% more hospital beds per person than Venezuela
India: 1.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in India is 91% higher than in Venezuela
India: 15.3 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Venezuela are obese, versus 8.0% in India
India: 8% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
India: 22.6% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Venezuela rate their lives 1.22 points higher than in India
India: 4.54 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in India drink 2 times as much alcohol as in Venezuela
India: 5.2 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Venezuela has 4.7 times as much meat per person as India
India: 8.1 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Venezuela has 132 kcal more food per person per day than India
India: 2,669 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 553 more hours a year than in Venezuela
India: 2,383 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Venezuela went to school 2.8 years longer than in India
India: 6.9 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Venezuela welcomed 2.1 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019)
India: 0.01 (2024) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
India has 42 more World Heritage sites than Venezuela (45 against 3)
India: 45 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
India has won 41 Olympic medals, Venezuela 19
India: 41 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Venezuela are online, versus 70% in India
India: 70% (2025) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Venezuela is 94% faster than in India
India: 91 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Venezuela and India are practically level
India: 99.9% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 36% in India
India: 36% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
India has 79 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71
India: 79 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 152 times as long as Venezuela’s
India: 68,103 km (2021) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from India fly 2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela
India: 0.12 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Venezuela, but only 24% of India
India: 24.4% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Venezuela emits 86% more CO₂ than someone in India
India: 2.2 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India
India: 24.1% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 2.8 times as much fine dust as in Venezuela
India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.5 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in India
India: 2.8 per 100k (2022) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in India are 72% deadlier than in Venezuela
India: 25.4 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Venezuela is on average 1.4 °C warmer than India
India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 67% more rain than India
India: 1,268 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 India bigger than Venezuela?
India is larger. Venezuela fits inside India 3.6 times.
Which has more people, India or Venezuela?
India has 51 times as many people as Venezuela (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, India or Venezuela?
People in Venezuela live 0.44 years longer than in India. Life expectancy at birth is 72.2 years in India and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in India or Venezuela?
Men in Venezuela are 7.0 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
