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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Israel fits inside Venezuela 41 times.

Israel: 22,070 km² (2023) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Venezuela’s coastline is 10 times as long as Israel’s.

Israel: 273 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Venezuela’s highest peak towers 2,742 m above Israel’s.

Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Venezuela has 2.8 times as many people as Israel.

Israel: 10.1 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Israel is 14 times as densely populated as Venezuela.

Israel: 468 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Israel are 2.4 cm taller than in Venezuela.

Israel: 176 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Israel are 2.2 cm taller than in Venezuela.

Israel: 162.2 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

Israel and Venezuela are practically level.

Israel: 29.2 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Israel have 0.8 more children on average than in Venezuela.

Israel: 2.87 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

13% of people in Israel are 65 or older, versus 10% in Venezuela.

Israel: 12.7% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Venezuela 0.7.

Israel: 5.9 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2025)

How many official languages?

Israel has 2 official languages, Venezuela 1.

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

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Israel’s economy is 6.1 times the size of Venezuela’s.

Israel: $611 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Israel: Int$59,717 (2025) · Venezuela: no data

How evenly is income shared?

Israel: 38.3 (2022) · Venezuela: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.3% in Venezuela, versus 3.5% in Israel.

Israel: 3.5% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Israel spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Venezuela 0.5%.

Israel: 8.8% (2024) · Venezuela: 0.5% (2023)

How expensive is it?

Israel: 101% (2025) · Venezuela: no data

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Israel spends 21 times as much on health per person as Venezuela.

Israel: $3,928 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Israel live 11 years longer than in Venezuela.

Israel: 83.2 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Venezuela is 7.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Israel.

Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

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

Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)

How common is obesity?

Israel and Venezuela are practically level.

Israel: 23.3% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Israel: 21.2% (2024) · Venezuela: no data

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Israel rate their lives 1.43 points higher than in Venezuela.

Israel: 7.19 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Israel drink 60% more alcohol than in Venezuela.

Israel: 4.2 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Israel has 2.9 times as much meat per person as Venezuela.

Israel: 108.7 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Israel has 954 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela.

Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Israel put in 61 more hours a year than in Venezuela.

Israel: 1,890 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Israel went to school 3.9 years longer than in Venezuela.

Israel: 13.5 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Israel welcomed 6.9 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019).

Israel: 0.1 (2024) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

88% of people in Israel are online, versus 77% in Venezuela.

Israel: 88% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Israel and Venezuela are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 89% in Venezuela.

Israel: 92% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71.

Israel: 177 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Israel’s railway network is 3.8 times as long as Venezuela’s.

Israel: 1,720 km (2021) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Israel fly 12 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela.

Israel: 0.73 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 52% of Venezuela, but only 6.5% of Israel.

Israel: 6.5% (2023) · Venezuela: 52.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Israel emits 37% more CO₂ than someone in Venezuela.

Israel: 5.6 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Israel.

Israel: 16.9% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Israel carries 29% more fine dust than in Venezuela.

Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 7.8 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in Israel.

Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Venezuela are 3.1 times as deadly as in Israel.

Israel: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 13.2 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Venezuela is on average 4.7 °C warmer than Israel.

Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Venezuela gets 10 times as much rain as Israel.

Israel: 205 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)

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Quick answers

Is Israel bigger than Venezuela?

Venezuela is larger. Israel fits inside Venezuela 41 times.

Which has more people, Israel or Venezuela?

Venezuela has 2.8 times as many people as Israel (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Israel or Venezuela?

People in Israel live 11 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 83.2 years in Israel and 72.7 in Venezuela.

Are people taller in Israel or Venezuela?

Men in Israel are 2.4 cm taller than in Venezuela (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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