Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Venezuela is 15% bigger than Pakistan.
Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2023) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Venezuela’s coastline is 2.7 times as long as Pakistan’s.
Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 3,633 m above Venezuela’s.
Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Pakistan has 8.9 times as many people as Venezuela.
Pakistan: 255 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Pakistan is 10 times as densely populated as Venezuela.
Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Venezuela are 6.2 cm taller than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Venezuela are 5.3 cm taller than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Venezuela is 8.7 years older than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Pakistan have 1.5 more children on average than in Venezuela.
Pakistan: 3.55 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 4.4% in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 4.4% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Venezuela has produced 0.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Pakistan 0.1.
Pakistan: 0.1 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
Pakistan has 2 official languages, Venezuela 1.
Pakistan: 2 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Pakistan’s economy is 4.1 times the size of Venezuela’s.
Pakistan: $407 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Pakistan: 33.5 (2024) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Pakistan and Venezuela are practically level.
Pakistan: 5.4% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Pakistan spends 2.7% of its GDP on the military, Venezuela 0.5%.
Pakistan: 2.7% (2024) · Venezuela: 0.5% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Pakistan: 24% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Venezuela spends 6.1 times as much on health per person as Pakistan.
Pakistan: $30 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Venezuela live 4.9 years longer than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Pakistan is 2.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Venezuela.
Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Venezuela has 43% more doctors per person than Pakistan.
Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Pakistan are obese, versus 23% in Venezuela.
Pakistan: 23.5% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Pakistan: 17.9% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Venezuela rate their lives 0.89 points higher than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 4.87 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Venezuela drink 30 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Venezuela has 79% more meat per person than Pakistan.
Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Venezuela has 287 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan.
Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Pakistan put in 642 more hours a year than in Venezuela.
Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Venezuela went to school 5.4 years longer than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Pakistan: no data · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Venezuela are online, versus 57% in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 57% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Venezuela have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 95.7% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 40% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Pakistan has 77 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71.
Pakistan: 77 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Pakistan’s railway network is 17 times as long as Venezuela’s.
Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Venezuela fly 2.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan.
Pakistan: 0.03 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 52% of Venezuela, but only 4.7% of Pakistan.
Pakistan: 4.7% (2023) · Venezuela: 52.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Venezuela emits 5.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 42.7% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Pakistan carries 3.4 times as much fine dust as in Venezuela.
Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.9 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Venezuela are 11% deadlier than in Pakistan.
Pakistan: 11.9 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 13.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Venezuela is on average 4.8 °C warmer than Pakistan.
Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 5.1 times as much rain as Pakistan.
Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Pakistan bigger than Venezuela?
Venezuela is larger. Venezuela is 15% bigger than Pakistan.
Which has more people, Pakistan or Venezuela?
Pakistan has 8.9 times as many people as Venezuela (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Pakistan or Venezuela?
People in Venezuela live 4.9 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 67.8 years in Pakistan and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Pakistan or Venezuela?
Men in Venezuela are 6.2 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).