How much coast is there?

Italy’s coastline is 2.7 times as long as Venezuela’s.

Italy: 7,600 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Venezuela’s highest peak towers 230 m above Italy’s.

Italy: 4,748 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Italy has 2.1 times as many people as Venezuela.

Italy: 58.9 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Italy is 6.2 times as densely populated as Venezuela.

Italy: 199 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Italy is 18 years older than in Venezuela.

Italy: 47.5 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Venezuela have 0.9 more children on average than in Italy.

Italy: 1.18 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

25% of people in Italy are 65 or older, versus 10% in Venezuela.

Italy: 25.1% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Italy has produced 3.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Venezuela 0.7.

Italy: 3.4 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2025)

How many official languages?

Italy and Venezuela are practically level.

Italy: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Italy’s economy is 26 times the size of Venezuela’s.

Italy: $2.55 trillion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Italy: Int$62,803 (2025) · Venezuela: no data

How evenly is income shared?

Italy: 34.3 (2023) · Venezuela: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.4% in Italy, versus 5.3% in Venezuela.

Italy: 6.4% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Italy spends 1.6% of its GDP on the military, Venezuela 0.5%.

Italy: 1.6% (2024) · Venezuela: 0.5% (2023)

How expensive is it?

Italy: 69% (2025) · Venezuela: no data

How much is spent on health?

Italy spends 18 times as much on health per person as Venezuela.

Italy: $3,398 (2024) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Venezuela is 9.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Italy.

Italy: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Italy has 2.5 times as many doctors per person as Venezuela.

Italy: 4.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)

How common is obesity?

23% of adults in Venezuela are obese, versus 18% in Italy.

Italy: 17.9% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Italy: 22.4% (2024) · Venezuela: no data

How do people rate their lives?

People in Italy rate their lives 0.82 points higher than in Venezuela.

Italy: 6.57 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Italy drink 3.2 times as much alcohol as in Venezuela.

Italy: 8.4 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Italy has 87% more meat per person than Venezuela.

Italy: 71.2 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Italy has 952 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela.

Italy: 3,753 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Venezuela put in 128 more hours a year than in Italy.

Italy: 1,701 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Italy went to school 1.1 years longer than in Venezuela.

Italy: 10.8 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Italy welcomed 70 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019).

Italy: 0.98 (2024) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)

How many people are online?

89% of people in Italy are online, versus 77% in Venezuela.

Italy: 89% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Italy and Venezuela are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 70% in Italy.

Italy: 70% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Italy has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71.

Italy: 133 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Italy’s railway network is 39 times as long as Venezuela’s.

Italy: 17,305 km (2021) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Italy fly 5.5 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela.

Italy: 0.34 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 52% of Venezuela, but only 33% of Italy.

Italy: 32.9% (2023) · Venezuela: 52.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Italy emits 25% more CO₂ than someone in Venezuela.

Italy: 5.1 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 49% in Italy.

Italy: 48.8% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Venezuela carries 4% more fine dust than in Italy.

Italy: 15.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 22 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in Italy.

Italy: 0.6 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Venezuela are 2.6 times as deadly as in Italy.

Italy: 5 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 13.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Venezuela is on average 12.0 °C warmer than Italy.

Italy: 13.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Venezuela gets 2.1 times as much rain as Italy.

Italy: 1,030 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)