Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
New Zealand fits inside Venezuela 3.4 times.
New Zealand: 267,710 km² (2023) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
New Zealand’s coastline is 5.4 times as long as Venezuela’s.
New Zealand: 15,134 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Venezuela’s highest peak towers 4,948 m above New Zealand’s.
New Zealand: 30 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Venezuela has 5.4 times as many people as New Zealand.
New Zealand: 5.32 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Venezuela is 60% more densely populated than New Zealand.
New Zealand: 20 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in New Zealand are 4.2 cm taller than in Venezuela.
New Zealand: 177.7 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in New Zealand are 4.6 cm taller than in Venezuela.
New Zealand: 164.7 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in New Zealand is 8.3 years older than in Venezuela.
New Zealand: 37.3 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Venezuela have 0.5 more children on average than in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 1.57 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in New Zealand are 65 or older, versus 10% in Venezuela.
New Zealand: 17.6% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
New Zealand has produced 5.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Venezuela 0.7.
New Zealand: 5.6 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
New Zealand has 3 official languages, Venezuela 1.
New Zealand: 3 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
New Zealand’s economy is 2.6 times the size of Venezuela’s.
New Zealand: $264 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
New Zealand: Int$57,350 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Venezuela and New Zealand are practically level.
New Zealand: 5.1% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
New Zealand spends 1.2% of its GDP on the military, Venezuela 0.5%.
New Zealand: 1.2% (2024) · Venezuela: 0.5% (2023)
How expensive is it?
New Zealand: 86% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
New Zealand spends 27 times as much on health per person as Venezuela.
New Zealand: $5,022 (2024) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in New Zealand live 9.3 years longer than in Venezuela.
New Zealand: 82 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Venezuela is 5.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 4 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
New Zealand has 2.2 times as many doctors per person as Venezuela.
New Zealand: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is obesity?
35% of adults in New Zealand are obese, versus 23% in Venezuela.
New Zealand: 34.7% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
New Zealand: 9.3% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in New Zealand rate their lives 1.24 points higher than in Venezuela.
New Zealand: 7.00 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in New Zealand drink 3.4 times as much alcohol as in Venezuela.
New Zealand: 8.9 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
New Zealand has 2.1 times as much meat per person as Venezuela.
New Zealand: 79.5 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
New Zealand has 321 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela.
New Zealand: 3,122 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Venezuela put in 122 more hours a year than in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 1,708 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in New Zealand went to school 3.2 years longer than in Venezuela.
New Zealand: 12.9 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
New Zealand welcomed 43 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019).
New Zealand: 0.6 (2024) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in New Zealand are online, versus 77% in Venezuela.
New Zealand: 94% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
New Zealand and Venezuela are practically level.
New Zealand: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 84% in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 84% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
New Zealand has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71.
New Zealand: 130 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
New Zealand’s railway network is 9.2 times as long as Venezuela’s.
New Zealand: 4,128 km (2018) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from New Zealand fly 45 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela.
New Zealand: 2.82 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 52% of Venezuela, but only 38% of New Zealand.
New Zealand: 37.8% (2023) · Venezuela: 52.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in New Zealand emits 52% more CO₂ than someone in Venezuela.
New Zealand: 6.2 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 89% in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 88.5% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Venezuela carries 2.3 times as much fine dust as in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 8.7 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 1.5 per 100k (2022) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Venezuela are 2 times as deadly as in New Zealand.
New Zealand: 6.6 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 13.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Venezuela is on average 14.8 °C warmer than New Zealand.
New Zealand: 11.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 33% more rain than New Zealand.
New Zealand: 1,596 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is New Zealand bigger than Venezuela?
Venezuela is larger. New Zealand fits inside Venezuela 3.4 times.
Which has more people, New Zealand or Venezuela?
Venezuela has 5.4 times as many people as New Zealand (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, New Zealand or Venezuela?
People in New Zealand live 9.3 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in New Zealand and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in New Zealand or Venezuela?
Men in New Zealand are 4.2 cm taller than in Venezuela (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
