Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Venezuela is 46% bigger than Norway
Norway: 624,500 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Norway’s coastline is 9 times as long as Venezuela’s
Norway: 25,148 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Venezuela’s highest peak towers 2,509 m above Norway’s
Norway: 2,469 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 24% of Venezuela, versus 2.7% of Norway
Norway: 2.7% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Venezuela has 5.1 times as many people as Norway
Norway: 5.61 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Venezuela is 2.1 times as densely populated as Norway
Norway: 15 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Norway are 6.9 cm taller than in Venezuela
Norway: 180.5 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Norway are 6.4 cm taller than in Venezuela
Norway: 166.5 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Norway is 11 years older than in Venezuela
Norway: 39.5 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Venezuela have 0.6 more children on average than in Norway
Norway: 1.45 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
19% of people in Norway are 65 or older, versus 10% in Venezuela
Norway: 19.1% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Norway hosts 44 times as many refugees per resident as Venezuela
Norway: 22.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Norway has produced 23.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Venezuela 0.7
Norway: 23.2 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Norway has 3 official languages, Venezuela 1
Norway: 3 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Norway’s economy is 5.3 times the size of Venezuela’s
Norway: $531 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Norway: Int$104,044 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Norway: 26.5 (2023) · Venezuela: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Norway: 0.2% (2023) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.3% in Venezuela, versus 4.6% in Norway
Norway: 4.6% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Norway spends 3.3% of its GDP on the military, Venezuela 2.2%
Norway: 3.3% (2025) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Norway: 24.5% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
How expensive is it?
Norway: 91% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Norway spends 45 times as much on health per person as Venezuela
Norway: $8,296 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Norway live 10 years longer than in Venezuela
Norway: 83.2 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Venezuela is 11 times as likely to die before turning one as in Norway
Norway: 2 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Norway has 3 times as many doctors per person as Venezuela
Norway: 5 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Norway has 3.3 times as many hospital beds per person as Venezuela
Norway: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Norway is 45% higher than in Venezuela
Norway: 11.6 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Venezuela are obese, versus 21% in Norway
Norway: 20.7% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Norway: 12.9% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Norway rate their lives 1.49 points higher than in Venezuela
Norway: 7.24 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Norway drink 2.7 times as much alcohol as in Venezuela
Norway: 7 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Norway has 85% more meat per person than Venezuela
Norway: 70.4 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Norway has 675 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela
Norway: 3,476 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Venezuela put in 417 more hours a year than in Norway
Norway: 1,412 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Norway went to school 3.4 years longer than in Venezuela
Norway: 13.1 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Norway welcomed 65 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019)
Norway: 0.91 (2022) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
Norway has 5 more World Heritage sites than Venezuela (8 against 3)
Norway: 8 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Norway has won 616 Olympic medals, Venezuela 19
Norway: 616 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
99% of people in Norway are online, versus 77% in Venezuela
Norway: 99% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Norway is 30% faster than in Venezuela
Norway: 228 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Norway and Venezuela are practically level
Norway: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 84% in Norway
Norway: 84% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Norway has 109 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71
Norway: 109 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Norway’s railway network is 8.7 times as long as Venezuela’s
Norway: 3,885 km (2021) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Norway: no data · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Venezuela, but only 33% of Norway
Norway: 33.2% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Norway emits 63% more CO₂ than someone in Venezuela
Norway: 6.7 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
99% of Norway’s electricity is renewable, versus 91% in Venezuela
Norway: 99% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Venezuela carries 2.4 times as much fine dust as in Norway
Norway: 6.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 17 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in Norway
Norway: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Venezuela are 5.1 times as deadly as in Norway
Norway: 2.9 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Venezuela is on average 24.2 °C warmer than Norway
Norway: 1.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 68% more rain than Norway
Norway: 1,259 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 Norway bigger than Venezuela?
Venezuela is larger. Venezuela is 46% bigger than Norway.
Which has more people, Norway or Venezuela?
Venezuela has 5.1 times as many people as Norway (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Norway or Venezuela?
People in Norway live 10 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 83.2 years in Norway and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Norway or Venezuela?
Men in Norway are 6.9 cm taller than in Venezuela (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
