Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Portugal fits inside Venezuela 9.9 times
Portugal: 92,230 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Venezuela’s coastline is 56% longer than Portugal’s
Portugal: 1,793 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Venezuela’s highest peak towers 2,627 m above Portugal’s
Portugal: 2,351 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 41% of Portugal, versus 24% of Venezuela
Portugal: 41.3% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Venezuela has 2.6 times as many people as Portugal
Portugal: 10.8 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Portugal is 3.6 times as densely populated as Venezuela
Portugal: 118 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Portugal and Venezuela are practically level
Portugal: 174.4 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Portugal are 1.2 cm taller than in Venezuela
Portugal: 161.2 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Portugal is 17 years older than in Venezuela
Portugal: 46.2 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Venezuela have 0.7 more children on average than in Portugal
Portugal: 1.41 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
25% of people in Portugal are 65 or older, versus 10% in Venezuela
Portugal: 24.9% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Portugal hosts 13 times as many refugees per resident as Venezuela
Portugal: 6.5 per 1,000 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Portugal has produced 1.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Venezuela 0.7
Portugal: 1.9 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Portugal and Venezuela are practically level
Portugal: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Portugal’s economy is 3.5 times the size of Venezuela’s
Portugal: $347 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Portugal: Int$53,146 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Portugal: 33.9 (2023) · Venezuela: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Portugal: 0.4% (2023) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.2% in Portugal, versus 5.3% in Venezuela
Portugal: 6.2% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Venezuela spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Portugal 1.7%
Portugal: 1.7% (2025) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Portugal: 22.3% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
How expensive is it?
Portugal: 60% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Portugal spends 16 times as much on health per person as Venezuela
Portugal: $2,971 (2024) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Portugal live 9.7 years longer than in Venezuela
Portugal: 82.4 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Venezuela is 7.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Portugal
Portugal: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Portugal has 3.5 times as many doctors per person as Venezuela
Portugal: 5.9 per 1,000 (2022) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Portugal has 3.5 times as many hospital beds per person as Venezuela
Portugal: 3.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Portugal is 7% higher than in Venezuela
Portugal: 8.6 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
Portugal and Venezuela are practically level
Portugal: 23% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Portugal: 28.6% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Portugal rate their lives 0.27 points higher than in Venezuela
Portugal: 6.03 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Portugal drink 5.3 times as much alcohol as in Venezuela
Portugal: 13.7 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Portugal has 2.6 times as much meat per person as Venezuela
Portugal: 99.3 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Portugal has 753 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela
Portugal: 3,553 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Venezuela put in 94 more hours a year than in Portugal
Portugal: 1,735 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Portugal and Venezuela are practically level
Portugal: 9.7 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Portugal welcomed 194 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019)
Portugal: 2.71 (2024) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
Portugal has 14 more World Heritage sites than Venezuela (17 against 3)
Portugal: 17 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Portugal has won 32 Olympic medals, Venezuela 19
Portugal: 32 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Portugal are online, versus 77% in Venezuela
Portugal: 88% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Portugal is 87% faster than in Venezuela
Portugal: 330 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Portugal and Venezuela are practically level
Portugal: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 61% in Portugal
Portugal: 61% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Portugal has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71
Portugal: 124 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Portugal’s railway network is 5.7 times as long as Venezuela’s
Portugal: 2,527 km (2021) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Portugal fly 27 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela
Portugal: 1.69 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Venezuela, but only 37% of Portugal
Portugal: 36.6% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Venezuela emits 20% more CO₂ than someone in Portugal
Portugal: 3.4 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 81% in Portugal
Portugal: 81% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Venezuela carries 50% more fine dust than in Portugal
Portugal: 10.5 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 Portugal
Portugal: 0.7 per 100k (2022) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Venezuela are 35% deadlier than in Portugal
Portugal: 11 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Venezuela is on average 10.0 °C warmer than Portugal
Portugal: 15.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 2.7 times as much rain as Portugal
Portugal: 777 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 Portugal bigger than Venezuela?
Venezuela is larger. Portugal fits inside Venezuela 9.9 times.
Which has more people, Portugal or Venezuela?
Venezuela has 2.6 times as many people as Portugal (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Portugal or Venezuela?
People in Portugal live 9.7 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 82.4 years in Portugal and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Portugal or Venezuela?
Portugal and Venezuela are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
