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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Portugal has produced 1.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Venezuela 0.7.

Portugal: 1.9 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2025)

How many official languages?

Portugal and Venezuela are practically level.

Portugal: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)

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 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?

Portugal spends 1.5% of its GDP on the military, Venezuela 0.5%.

Portugal: 1.5% (2024) · Venezuela: 0.5% (2023)

How expensive is it?

Portugal: 60% (2025) · Venezuela: no data

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 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 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

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 people are online?

88% of people in Portugal are online, versus 77% in Venezuela.

Portugal: 88% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 52% of Venezuela, but only 36% of Portugal.

Portugal: 36.2% (2023) · Venezuela: 52.2% (2023)

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)

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 83% deadlier than in Portugal.

Portugal: 7.2 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 13.2 per 100k (2021)

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)