Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Netherlands fits inside Venezuela 22 times.
Netherlands: 41,540 km² (2023) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Venezuela’s coastline is 6.2 times as long as the Netherlands’.
Netherlands: 451 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Venezuela’s highest peak towers 4,116 m above the Netherlands’.
Netherlands: 862 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Venezuela has 58% more people than the Netherlands.
Netherlands: 18.1 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Netherlands is 17 times as densely populated as Venezuela.
Netherlands: 537 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the Netherlands are 10.3 cm taller than in Venezuela.
Netherlands: 183.8 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the Netherlands are 10.3 cm taller than in Venezuela.
Netherlands: 170.4 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the Netherlands is 12 years older than in Venezuela.
Netherlands: 41.4 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Venezuela have 0.6 more children on average than in the Netherlands.
Netherlands: 1.43 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in the Netherlands are 65 or older, versus 10% in Venezuela.
Netherlands: 20.9% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The Netherlands has produced 11.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Venezuela 0.7.
Netherlands: 11.1 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
The Netherlands and Venezuela are practically level.
Netherlands: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Netherlands’ economy is 13 times the size of Venezuela’s.
Netherlands: $1.33 trillion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Netherlands: Int$87,320 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Netherlands: 25.7 (2021) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.3% in Venezuela, versus 3.9% in the Netherlands.
Netherlands: 3.9% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The Netherlands spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Venezuela 0.5%.
Netherlands: 1.9% (2024) · Venezuela: 0.5% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Netherlands: 84% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The Netherlands spends 37 times as much on health per person as Venezuela.
Netherlands: $6,845 (2024) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the Netherlands live 9.3 years longer than in Venezuela.
Netherlands: 82 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Venezuela is 6.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in the Netherlands.
Netherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The Netherlands has 2.3 times as many doctors per person as Venezuela.
Netherlands: 3.9 per 1,000 (2022) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Venezuela are obese, versus 17% in the Netherlands.
Netherlands: 16.9% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Netherlands: 20.5% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the Netherlands rate their lives 1.47 points higher than in Venezuela.
Netherlands: 7.22 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the Netherlands drink 3.3 times as much alcohol as in Venezuela.
Netherlands: 8.6 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The Netherlands has 88% more meat per person than Venezuela.
Netherlands: 71.6 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The Netherlands has 667 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela.
Netherlands: 3,467 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Venezuela put in 390 more hours a year than in the Netherlands.
Netherlands: 1,439 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the Netherlands went to school 3 years longer than in Venezuela.
Netherlands: 12.7 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The Netherlands welcomed 65 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019).
Netherlands: 0.91 (2022) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in the Netherlands are online, versus 77% in Venezuela.
Netherlands: 97% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
The Netherlands and Venezuela are practically level.
Netherlands: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
96% of people in the Netherlands live in cities, versus 89% in Venezuela.
Netherlands: 96% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The Netherlands has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71.
Netherlands: 129 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The Netherlands’ railway network is 6.8 times as long as Venezuela’s.
Netherlands: 3,041 km (2021) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the Netherlands fly 37 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela.
Netherlands: 2.29 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 52% of Venezuela, but only 11% of the Netherlands.
Netherlands: 11.1% (2023) · Venezuela: 52.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the Netherlands emits 54% more CO₂ than someone in Venezuela.
Netherlands: 6.3 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 51% in the Netherlands.
Netherlands: 51.2% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Venezuela carries 65% more fine dust than in the Netherlands.
Netherlands: 9.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 18 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in the Netherlands.
Netherlands: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Venezuela are 3.9 times as deadly as in the Netherlands.
Netherlands: 3.4 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 13.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Venezuela is on average 14.6 °C warmer than the Netherlands.
Netherlands: 11.2°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 2.4 times as much rain as the Netherlands.
Netherlands: 887 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is the Netherlands bigger than Venezuela?
Venezuela is larger. The Netherlands fits inside Venezuela 22 times.
Which has more people, the Netherlands or Venezuela?
Venezuela has 58% more people than the Netherlands (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the Netherlands or Venezuela?
People in the Netherlands live 9.3 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in the Netherlands and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in the Netherlands or Venezuela?
Men in the Netherlands are 10.3 cm taller than in Venezuela (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
