Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Iraq fits inside Venezuela 2.1 times
Iraq: 435,050 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Venezuela’s coastline is 48 times as long as Iraq’s
Iraq: 58 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Venezuela’s highest peak towers 1,367 m above Iraq’s
Iraq: 3,611 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 24% of Venezuela, versus 22% of Iraq
Iraq: 21.6% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Iraq has 65% more people than Venezuela
Iraq: 47 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Iraq is 3.4 times as densely populated as Venezuela
Iraq: 108 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Iraq and Venezuela are practically level
Iraq: 173.8 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Venezuela are 1.3 cm taller than in Iraq
Iraq: 158.8 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Venezuela is 8.7 years older than in Iraq
Iraq: 20.3 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Iraq have 1.1 more children on average than in Venezuela
Iraq: 3.22 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 3.4% in Iraq
Iraq: 3.4% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Iraq hosts 14 times as many refugees per resident as Venezuela
Iraq: 6.9 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, Iraq 0.2
Iraq: 0.2 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Iraq has 3 official languages, Venezuela 1
Iraq: 3 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Iraq’s economy is 2.6 times the size of Venezuela’s
Iraq: $254 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Iraq: Int$14,267 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Iraq: 29.8 (2023) · Venezuela: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Iraq: 0.5% (2023) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 15% in Iraq, versus 5.3% in Venezuela
Iraq: 15.5% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Iraq and Venezuela are practically level
Iraq: 2.4% (2025) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Iraq: 1.3% (2019) · Venezuela: no data
How expensive is it?
Iraq: 38% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Iraq spends 79% more on health per person than Venezuela
Iraq: $333 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
Venezuela and Iraq are practically level
Iraq: 72.4 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Venezuela is 5% more likely to die before turning one than in Iraq
Iraq: 20.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Venezuela has 63% more doctors per person than Iraq
Iraq: 1 per 1,000 (2022) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Iraq has 7% more hospital beds per person than Venezuela
Iraq: 1.1 per 1,000 (2018) · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Venezuela is 57% higher than in Iraq
Iraq: 5.1 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
37% of adults in Iraq are obese, versus 23% in Venezuela
Iraq: 36.8% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Iraq: 20.1% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Venezuela rate their lives 0.54 points higher than in Iraq
Iraq: 5.21 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Venezuela drink 4.3 times as much alcohol as in Iraq
Iraq: 0.6 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Venezuela has 80% more meat per person than Iraq
Iraq: 21.1 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Venezuela has 430 kcal more food per person per day than Iraq
Iraq: 2,371 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Venezuela put in 246 more hours a year than in Iraq
Iraq: 1,583 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Venezuela went to school 2.9 years longer than in Iraq
Iraq: 6.8 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Iraq: no data · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
Iraq has 3 more World Heritage sites than Venezuela (6 against 3)
Iraq: 6 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Venezuela has won 19 Olympic medals, Iraq 1
Iraq: 1 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
81% of people in Iraq are online, versus 77% in Venezuela
Iraq: 81% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Venezuela is 2.8 times as fast as in Iraq
Iraq: 62 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Iraq and Venezuela are practically level
Iraq: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 70% in Iraq
Iraq: 70% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Iraq has 100 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71
Iraq: 100 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Iraq’s railway network is 5.3 times as long as Venezuela’s
Iraq: 2,370 km (2014) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Iraq fly 28% more passengers per resident than those from Venezuela
Iraq: 0.08 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Venezuela, but only 1.6% of Iraq
Iraq: 1.6% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Iraq emits 24% more CO₂ than someone in Venezuela
Iraq: 5.1 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.6% in Iraq
Iraq: 1.6% (2024) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Iraq carries 3.1 times as much fine dust as in Venezuela
Iraq: 48.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Iraq: no data · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Iraq are 2.1 times as deadly as in Venezuela
Iraq: 31.5 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Venezuela is on average 2.0 °C warmer than Iraq
Iraq: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 9.9 times as much rain as Iraq
Iraq: 214 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 Iraq bigger than Venezuela?
Venezuela is larger. Iraq fits inside Venezuela 2.1 times.
Which has more people, Iraq or Venezuela?
Iraq has 65% more people than Venezuela (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Iraq or Venezuela?
Venezuela and Iraq are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 72.4 years in Iraq and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Iraq or Venezuela?
Iraq and Venezuela are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
