Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Venezuela fits inside Indonesia 2.1 times
Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Indonesia’s coastline is 20 times as long as Venezuela’s
Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Venezuela’s highest peak towers 94 m above Indonesia’s
Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 29% of Indonesia, versus 24% of Venezuela
Indonesia: 28.9% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Indonesia has 10 times as many people as Venezuela
Indonesia: 286 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Indonesia is 4.7 times as densely populated as Venezuela
Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Venezuela are 7.3 cm taller than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Venezuela are 5.7 cm taller than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Indonesia is 0.81 years older than in Venezuela
Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Indonesia and Venezuela are practically level
Indonesia: 2.12 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 7.5% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 7.5% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Venezuela hosts 19 times as many refugees per resident as Indonesia
Indonesia: 0.026 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, Indonesia 0.0
Indonesia: 0.035 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Indonesia and Venezuela are practically level
Indonesia: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Indonesia’s economy is 15 times the size of Venezuela’s
Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Indonesia: 34.4 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Indonesia: 3.7% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.3% in Venezuela, versus 3.2% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 3.2% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Venezuela spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Indonesia 1.0%
Indonesia: 1% (2025) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How expensive is it?
Indonesia: 29% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Venezuela spends 41% more on health per person than Indonesia
Indonesia: $132 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Venezuela live 1.4 years longer than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Venezuela is 39% more likely to die before turning one than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Venezuela has 3.2 times as many doctors per person as Indonesia
Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Indonesia has 38% more hospital beds per person than Venezuela
Indonesia: 1.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Venezuela is 3.6 times that in Indonesia
Indonesia: 2.2 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Venezuela are obese, versus 12% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 12% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Indonesia: 31% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Venezuela rate their lives 0.14 points higher than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 5.62 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Venezuela drink 26 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia
Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Venezuela has 90% more meat per person than Indonesia
Indonesia: 20 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Indonesia has 100 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela
Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Indonesia put in 129 more hours a year than in Venezuela
Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Venezuela went to school 0.98 year longer than in Indonesia
Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Indonesia welcomed 3.4 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019)
Indonesia: 0.05 (2024) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
Indonesia has 7 more World Heritage sites than Venezuela (10 against 3)
Indonesia: 10 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Indonesia has won 40 Olympic medals, Venezuela 19
Indonesia: 40 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Venezuela are online, versus 73% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 73% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Venezuela is 2.2 times as fast as in Indonesia
Indonesia: 82 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Venezuela and Indonesia are practically level
Indonesia: 99.9% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 59% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 59% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Indonesia has 123 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71
Indonesia: 123 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Indonesia’s railway network is 12 times as long as Venezuela’s
Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Indonesia fly 5.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela
Indonesia: 0.34 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Venezuela, but only 51% of Indonesia
Indonesia: 50.7% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Venezuela emits 43% more CO₂ than someone in Indonesia
Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 18% in Indonesia
Indonesia: 18.1% (2024) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Indonesia carries 17% more fine dust than in Venezuela
Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 42 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in Indonesia
Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Indonesia are 18% deadlier than in Venezuela
Indonesia: 17.4 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Venezuela is on average 0.2 °C warmer than Indonesia
Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 62% more rain than Venezuela
Indonesia: 3,437 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 Indonesia bigger than Venezuela?
Indonesia is larger. Venezuela fits inside Indonesia 2.1 times.
Which has more people, Indonesia or Venezuela?
Indonesia has 10 times as many people as Venezuela (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Indonesia or Venezuela?
People in Venezuela live 1.4 years longer than in Indonesia. Life expectancy at birth is 71.3 years in Indonesia and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Indonesia or Venezuela?
Men in Venezuela are 7.3 cm taller than in Indonesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
