Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Italy fits inside Venezuela 3 times
Italy: 302,070 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 44% of Italy, versus 24% of Venezuela
Italy: 43.6% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Italy are 0.9 cm taller than in Venezuela
Italy: 174.4 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Italy are 1.8 cm taller than in Venezuela
Italy: 161.8 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Italy hosts 6.5 times as many refugees per resident as Venezuela
Italy: 3.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.5 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Italy and Venezuela are practically level
Italy: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Italy: 0.9% (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?
Venezuela and Italy are practically level
Italy: 1.9% (2025) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Italy: 25.6% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
How expensive is it?
Italy: 69% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Italy live 11 years longer than in Venezuela
Italy: 84 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Italy has 3.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Venezuela
Italy: 3.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Venezuela is 40% higher than in Italy
Italy: 5.7 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
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
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Italy has 59 more World Heritage sites than Venezuela (62 against 3)
Italy: 62 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Italy has won 829 Olympic medals, Venezuela 19
Italy: 829 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Italy are online, versus 77% in Venezuela
Italy: 89% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Italy is 55% faster than in Venezuela
Italy: 274 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Venezuela, but only 32% of Italy
Italy: 31.8% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 74% deadlier than in Italy
Italy: 8.5 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Italy bigger than Venezuela?
Venezuela is larger. Italy fits inside Venezuela 3 times.
Which has more people, Italy or Venezuela?
Italy has 2.1 times as many people as Venezuela (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Italy or Venezuela?
People in Italy live 11 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 84.0 years in Italy and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Italy or Venezuela?
Men in Italy are 0.9 cm taller than in Venezuela (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
