How much coast is there?

Japan’s coastline is 11 times as long as Venezuela’s.

Japan: 29,751 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Venezuela’s highest peak towers 1,202 m above Japan’s.

Japan: 3,776 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Japan has 4.3 times as many people as Venezuela.

Japan: 123 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Japan is 10 times as densely populated as Venezuela.

Japan: 338 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Japan is 20 years older than in Venezuela.

Japan: 49 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

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

Japan: 1.15 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

30% of people in Japan are 65 or older, versus 10% in Venezuela.

Japan: 30% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Japan has produced 2.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Venezuela 0.7.

Japan: 2.4 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2025)

How many official languages?

Japan and Venezuela are practically level.

Japan: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Japan’s economy is 45 times the size of Venezuela’s.

Japan: $4.44 trillion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Japan: Int$55,422 (2025) · Venezuela: no data

How evenly is income shared?

Japan: 32.3 (2020) · Venezuela: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.3% in Venezuela, versus 2.5% in Japan.

Japan: 2.5% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Japan spends 1.4% of its GDP on the military, Venezuela 0.5%.

Japan: 1.4% (2024) · Venezuela: 0.5% (2023)

How expensive is it?

Japan: 65% (2025) · Venezuela: no data

How much is spent on health?

Japan spends 20 times as much on health per person as Venezuela.

Japan: $3,638 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Venezuela is 12 times as likely to die before turning one as in Japan.

Japan: 1.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Japan has 59% more doctors per person than Venezuela.

Japan: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)

How common is obesity?

23% of adults in Venezuela are obese, versus 5.2% in Japan.

Japan: 5.2% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Japan: 17.5% (2024) · Venezuela: no data

How do people rate their lives?

People in Japan rate their lives 0.37 points higher than in Venezuela.

Japan: 6.13 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Japan drink 2.4 times as much alcohol as in Venezuela.

Japan: 6.3 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Japan has 58% more meat per person than Venezuela.

Japan: 59.9 kg (2022) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Venezuela has 130 kcal more food per person per day than Japan.

Japan: 2,670 kcal (2022) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

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

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

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Japan went to school 3 years longer than in Venezuela.

Japan: 12.7 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Japan welcomed 21 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019).

Japan: 0.3 (2024) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)

How many people are online?

86% of people in Japan are online, versus 77% in Venezuela.

Japan: 86% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Japan and Venezuela are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

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

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

How many phones per person?

Japan has 178 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71.

Japan: 178 (2023) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Japan’s railway network is 45 times as long as Venezuela’s.

Japan: 20,087 km (2011) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Japan fly 16 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela.

Japan: 0.98 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 68% of Japan, but only 52% of Venezuela.

Japan: 68.4% (2023) · Venezuela: 52.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Japan emits 90% more CO₂ than someone in Venezuela.

Japan: 7.8 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Japan.

Japan: 23.6% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Venezuela carries 50% more fine dust than in Japan.

Japan: 10.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 55 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in Japan.

Japan: 0.2 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Venezuela are 4.9 times as deadly as in Japan.

Japan: 2.7 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 13.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Venezuela is on average 13.1 °C warmer than Japan.

Japan: 12.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Venezuela gets 16% more rain than Japan.

Japan: 1,824 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)