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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Romania fits inside Venezuela 3.8 times.

Romania: 238,400 km² (2023) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Venezuela’s coastline is 12 times as long as Romania’s.

Romania: 225 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Venezuela’s highest peak towers 2,434 m above Romania’s.

Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Venezuela has 50% more people than Romania.

Romania: 19 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Romania is 2.6 times as densely populated as Venezuela.

Romania: 83 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Romania are 4.3 cm taller than in Venezuela.

Romania: 177.8 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Romania are 4.7 cm taller than in Venezuela.

Romania: 164.7 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Romania is 14 years older than in Venezuela.

Romania: 42.6 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Venezuela have 0.7 more children on average than in Romania.

Romania: 1.39 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

20% of people in Romania are 65 or older, versus 10% in Venezuela.

Romania: 20.1% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Romania has produced 2.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Venezuela 0.7.

Romania: 2.1 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2025)

How many official languages?

Romania and Venezuela are practically level.

Romania: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Romania’s economy is 4.3 times the size of Venezuela’s.

Romania: $429 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Romania: Int$50,895 (2025) · Venezuela: no data

How evenly is income shared?

Romania: 29.8 (2023) · Venezuela: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.0% in Romania, versus 5.3% in Venezuela.

Romania: 6% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Romania spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Venezuela 0.5%.

Romania: 2.3% (2024) · Venezuela: 0.5% (2023)

How expensive is it?

Romania: 44% (2025) · Venezuela: no data

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Romania spends 5.7 times as much on health per person as Venezuela.

Romania: $1,051 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Romania live 3.8 years longer than in Venezuela.

Romania: 76.5 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Venezuela is 3.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Romania.

Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Romania has 2.2 times as many doctors per person as Venezuela.

Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)

How common is obesity?

38% of adults in Romania are obese, versus 23% in Venezuela.

Romania: 37.7% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Romania: 29.7% (2024) · Venezuela: no data

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Romania rate their lives 0.87 points higher than in Venezuela.

Romania: 6.63 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Romania drink 6.5 times as much alcohol as in Venezuela.

Romania: 17.1 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Romania has 91% more meat per person than Venezuela.

Romania: 72.5 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Romania has 849 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela.

Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Venezuela and Romania are practically level.

Romania: 1,826 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Romania went to school 1.9 years longer than in Venezuela.

Romania: 11.6 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Romania welcomed 50 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019).

Romania: 0.7 (2024) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

91% of people in Romania are online, versus 77% in Venezuela.

Romania: 91% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Romania and Venezuela are practically level.

Romania: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 52% in Romania.

Romania: 52% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Romania has 120 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71.

Romania: 120 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Romania’s railway network is 24 times as long as Venezuela’s.

Romania: 10,769 km (2021) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Romania fly 2.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela.

Romania: 0.15 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 52% of Venezuela, but only 30% of Romania.

Romania: 30.1% (2023) · Venezuela: 52.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Venezuela emits 13% more CO₂ than someone in Romania.

Romania: 3.6 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 47% in Romania.

Romania: 47% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Venezuela carries 10% more fine dust than in Romania.

Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 11 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in Romania.

Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Venezuela are 38% deadlier than in Romania.

Romania: 9.6 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 13.2 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Venezuela is on average 14.9 °C warmer than Romania.

Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Venezuela gets 2.8 times as much rain as Romania.

Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)

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Quick answers

Is Romania bigger than Venezuela?

Venezuela is larger. Romania fits inside Venezuela 3.8 times.

Which has more people, Romania or Venezuela?

Venezuela has 50% more people than Romania (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Romania or Venezuela?

People in Romania live 3.8 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Romania and 72.7 in Venezuela.

Are people taller in Romania or Venezuela?

Men in Romania are 4.3 cm taller than in Venezuela (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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