Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Venezuela is 35% bigger than Myanmar
Myanmar: 676,578 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Venezuela’s coastline is 45% longer than Myanmar’s
Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Myanmar’s highest peak towers 892 m above Venezuela’s
Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 24% of Venezuela, versus 20% of Myanmar
Myanmar: 19.9% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Myanmar has 92% more people than Venezuela
Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Myanmar is 2.6 times as densely populated as Venezuela
Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Venezuela are 6.8 cm taller than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 166.7 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Venezuela are 5.3 cm taller than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 154.7 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Myanmar is 0.51 years older than in Venezuela
Myanmar: 29.5 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Myanmar and Venezuela are practically level
Myanmar: 2.1 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
10% of people in Venezuela are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 7.5% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Myanmar: 0 per 1,000 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Venezuela has produced 0.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Myanmar 0.2
Myanmar: 0.2 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Myanmar and Venezuela are practically level
Myanmar: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Venezuela’s economy is 22% larger than Myanmar’s
Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Myanmar: 30.7 (2017) · Venezuela: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Myanmar: 10.3% (2017) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.3% in Venezuela, versus 3.0% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 3% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Myanmar spends 6.6% of its GDP on the military, Venezuela 2.2%
Myanmar: 6.6% (2024) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Myanmar: 6% (2019) · Venezuela: no data
How expensive is it?
Myanmar: 25% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Venezuela spends 3.3 times as much on health per person as Myanmar
Myanmar: $56 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Venezuela live 5.6 years longer than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 67.1 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Myanmar is 55% more likely to die before turning one than in Venezuela
Myanmar: 32.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Venezuela has 2.2 times as many doctors per person as Myanmar
Myanmar: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Myanmar has 8% more hospital beds per person than Venezuela
Myanmar: 1.1 per 1,000 (2020) · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Venezuela is 2 times that in Myanmar
Myanmar: 4.1 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Venezuela are obese, versus 8.3% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 8.3% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Myanmar: 43.4% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Venezuela rate their lives 1.47 points higher than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 4.29 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Venezuela drink 38% more alcohol than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Venezuela has 82% more meat per person than Myanmar
Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Myanmar and Venezuela are practically level
Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Myanmar put in 368 more hours a year than in Venezuela
Myanmar: 2,197 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Venezuela went to school 3.3 years longer than in Myanmar
Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Myanmar welcomed 6% more tourists per resident than Venezuela (2019)
Myanmar: 0.01 (2024) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
Venezuela has 1 more World Heritage site than Myanmar (3 against 2)
Myanmar: 2 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Venezuela has won 19 Olympic medals, Myanmar none
Myanmar: 0 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Venezuela are online, versus 45% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 45% (2020) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Venezuela is 4 times as fast as in Myanmar
Myanmar: 45 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Venezuela have electricity, versus 80% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 80.4% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 31% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Myanmar has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71
Myanmar: 114 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Myanmar: no data · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Myanmar fly 3% more passengers per resident than those from Venezuela
Myanmar: 0.06 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Venezuela, but only 42% of Myanmar
Myanmar: 42% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Venezuela emits 7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Myanmar
Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 48% in Myanmar
Myanmar: 47.9% (2024) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Myanmar carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Venezuela
Myanmar: 31.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.9 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in Myanmar
Myanmar: 2.6 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Myanmar are 48% deadlier than in Venezuela
Myanmar: 21.9 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Venezuela is on average 1.8 °C warmer than Myanmar
Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Myanmar gets 5% more rain than Venezuela
Myanmar: 2,233 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 Myanmar bigger than Venezuela?
Venezuela is larger. Venezuela is 35% bigger than Myanmar.
Which has more people, Myanmar or Venezuela?
Myanmar has 92% more people than Venezuela (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Myanmar or Venezuela?
People in Venezuela live 5.6 years longer than in Myanmar. Life expectancy at birth is 67.1 years in Myanmar and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Myanmar or Venezuela?
Men in Venezuela are 6.8 cm taller than in Myanmar (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
