How much coast is there?

Venezuela’s coastline is 93% longer than Ireland’s.

Ireland: 1,448 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Venezuela’s highest peak towers 3,937 m above Ireland’s.

Ireland: 1,041 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Venezuela has 5.2 times as many people as Ireland.

Ireland: 5.48 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ireland is 2.5 times as densely populated as Venezuela.

Ireland: 80 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Ireland is 9.4 years older than in Venezuela.

Ireland: 38.4 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Venezuela have 0.6 more children on average than in Ireland.

Ireland: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

16% of people in Ireland are 65 or older, versus 10% in Venezuela.

Ireland: 16.2% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Ireland has produced 9.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Venezuela 0.7.

Ireland: 9.1 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2025)

How many official languages?

Ireland has 2 official languages, Venezuela 1.

Ireland: 2 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Ireland’s economy is 7.2 times the size of Venezuela’s.

Ireland: $722 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Ireland: Int$155,089 (2025) · Venezuela: no data

How evenly is income shared?

Ireland: 29 (2023) · Venezuela: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.3% in Venezuela, versus 4.6% in Ireland.

Ireland: 4.6% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Venezuela and Ireland are practically level.

Ireland: 0.2% (2024) · Venezuela: 0.5% (2023)

How expensive is it?

Ireland: 85% (2025) · Venezuela: no data

How much is spent on health?

Ireland spends 40 times as much on health per person as Venezuela.

Ireland: $7,395 (2024) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Venezuela is 6.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ireland.

Ireland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Ireland has 2.3 times as many doctors per person as Venezuela.

Ireland: 3.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)

How common is obesity?

31% of adults in Ireland are obese, versus 23% in Venezuela.

Ireland: 30.6% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Ireland: 18.2% (2024) · Venezuela: no data

How do people rate their lives?

People in Ireland rate their lives 1.17 points higher than in Venezuela.

Ireland: 6.93 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Ireland drink 3.9 times as much alcohol as in Venezuela.

Ireland: 10.3 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Ireland has 2.6 times as much meat per person as Venezuela.

Ireland: 98.4 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Ireland has 1,121 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela.

Ireland: 3,921 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Venezuela put in 175 more hours a year than in Ireland.

Ireland: 1,654 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Ireland went to school 2 years longer than in Venezuela.

Ireland: 11.7 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Ireland welcomed 158 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019).

Ireland: 2.2 (2019) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)

How many people are online?

97% of people in Ireland are online, versus 77% in Venezuela.

Ireland: 97% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Ireland and Venezuela are practically level.

Ireland: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 65% in Ireland.

Ireland: 65% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Ireland has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71.

Ireland: 113 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Ireland’s railway network is 3.7 times as long as Venezuela’s.

Ireland: 1,650 km (2021) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Ireland fly 561 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela.

Ireland: 35.11 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 52% of Venezuela, but only 12% of Ireland.

Ireland: 11.5% (2023) · Venezuela: 52.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Ireland emits 55% more CO₂ than someone in Venezuela.

Ireland: 6.3 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 48% in Ireland.

Ireland: 48.1% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Venezuela carries 2.1 times as much fine dust as in Ireland.

Ireland: 7.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 19 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in Ireland.

Ireland: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Venezuela are 4.7 times as deadly as in Ireland.

Ireland: 2.8 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 13.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Venezuela is on average 15.6 °C warmer than Ireland.

Ireland: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Venezuela gets 86% more rain than Ireland.

Ireland: 1,139 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)