Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Iran is 91% bigger than Venezuela
Iran: 1,745,150 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Venezuela’s coastline is 15% longer than Iran’s
Iran: 2,440 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Iran’s highest peak towers 647 m above Venezuela’s
Iran: 5,625 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 29% of Iran, versus 24% of Venezuela
Iran: 29% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Iran has 3.2 times as many people as Venezuela
Iran: 92.4 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Iran is 76% more densely populated than Venezuela
Iran: 57 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Iran are 2.1 cm taller than in Venezuela
Iran: 175.6 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Iran are 1.1 cm taller than in Venezuela
Iran: 161.2 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Iran is 3.8 years older than in Venezuela
Iran: 32.9 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Venezuela have 0.4 more children on average than in Iran
Iran: 1.68 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 8.6% in Iran
Iran: 8.6% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Iran hosts 17 times as many refugees per resident as Venezuela
Iran: 8.3 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, Iran 0.3
Iran: 0.3 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Iran and Venezuela are practically level
Iran: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Iran’s economy is 3.6 times the size of Venezuela’s
Iran: $363 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Iran: Int$19,699 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Iran: 35.9 (2023) · Venezuela: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Iran: 2.5% (2023) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.3% in Iran, versus 5.3% in Venezuela
Iran: 8.3% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Venezuela and Iran are practically level
Iran: 2.1% (2025) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How expensive is it?
Iran: 20% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Iran spends 44% more on health per person than Venezuela
Iran: $267 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Iran live 5.2 years longer than in Venezuela
Iran: 77.9 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Venezuela is 2.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Iran
Iran: 10.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Iran has 9% more doctors per person than Venezuela
Iran: 1.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Iran has 87% more hospital beds per person than Venezuela
Iran: 1.9 per 1,000 (2019) · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Venezuela is 33% higher than in Iran
Iran: 6 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Iran are obese, versus 23% in Venezuela
Iran: 25.7% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Iran: 11.9% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Venezuela rate their lives 0.61 points higher than in Iran
Iran: 5.15 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Venezuela drink 126 times as much alcohol as in Iran
Iran: 0.021 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Venezuela has 27% more meat per person than Iran
Iran: 29.9 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Iran has 75 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela
Iran: 2,875 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Iran put in 417 more hours a year than in Venezuela
Iran: 2,246 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Iran went to school 1.2 years longer than in Venezuela
Iran: 10.8 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Iran: no data · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
Iran has 27 more World Heritage sites than Venezuela (30 against 3)
Iran: 30 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Iran has won 88 Olympic medals, Venezuela 19
Iran: 88 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
85% of people in Iran are online, versus 77% in Venezuela
Iran: 85% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Iran: no data · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Iran and Venezuela are practically level
Iran: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 77% in Iran
Iran: 77% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Iran has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71
Iran: 174 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Iran’s railway network is 21 times as long as Venezuela’s
Iran: 9,455 km (2021) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Iran fly 3.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela
Iran: 0.2 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Venezuela, but only 6.6% of Iran
Iran: 6.6% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Iran emits 2.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Venezuela
Iran: 8.7 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 3.8% in Iran
Iran: 3.8% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Iran carries 2.4 times as much fine dust as in Venezuela
Iran: 37.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.3 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in Iran
Iran: 2.4 per 100k (2014) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Iran are 2 times as deadly as in Venezuela
Iran: 28.9 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Venezuela is on average 6.6 °C warmer than Iran
Iran: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 7.8 times as much rain as Iran
Iran: 272 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 Iran bigger than Venezuela?
Iran is larger. Iran is 91% bigger than Venezuela.
Which has more people, Iran or Venezuela?
Iran has 3.2 times as many people as Venezuela (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Iran or Venezuela?
People in Iran live 5.2 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Iran and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Iran or Venezuela?
Men in Iran are 2.1 cm taller than in Venezuela (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
