Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Venezuela fits inside Russia 19 times
Russia: 17,125,200 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Russia’s coastline is 13 times as long as Venezuela’s
Russia: 37,653 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Russia’s highest peak towers 664 m above Venezuela’s
Russia: 5,642 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 24% of Venezuela, versus 13% of Russia
Russia: 13.2% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Russia has 5 times as many people as Venezuela
Russia: 144 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Venezuela is 3.7 times as densely populated as Russia
Russia: 9 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Russia are 3.1 cm taller than in Venezuela
Russia: 176.7 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Russia are 4.5 cm taller than in Venezuela
Russia: 164.5 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Russia is 10 years older than in Venezuela
Russia: 39.5 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Venezuela have 0.7 more children on average than in Russia
Russia: 1.42 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Russia are 65 or older, versus 10% in Venezuela
Russia: 17.8% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Venezuela hosts 6.1 times as many refugees per resident as Russia
Russia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Russia has produced 2.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Venezuela 0.7
Russia: 2 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Russia and Venezuela are practically level
Russia: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Russia’s economy is 26 times the size of Venezuela’s
Russia: $2.56 trillion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Russia: Int$49,568 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Russia: 33 (2023) · Venezuela: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Russia: 0.1% (2023) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.3% in Venezuela, versus 2.1% in Russia
Russia: 2.1% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Russia spends 7.5% of its GDP on the military, Venezuela 2.2%
Russia: 7.5% (2025) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Russia: 10.9% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
How expensive is it?
Russia: 35% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Russia spends 5.4 times as much on health per person as Venezuela
Russia: $1,003 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Russia live 0.77 years longer than in Venezuela
Russia: 73.4 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Venezuela is 5.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Russia
Russia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Russia has 3.1 times as many doctors per person as Venezuela
Russia: 5.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Russia has 6.9 times as many hospital beds per person as Venezuela
Russia: 6.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Russia is 2.5 times that in Venezuela
Russia: 19.8 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Venezuela are obese, versus 21% in Russia
Russia: 21.2% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Russia: 27% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Russia rate their lives 0.08 points higher than in Venezuela
Russia: 5.83 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Russia drink 4 times as much alcohol as in Venezuela
Russia: 10.4 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Russia has 2.2 times as much meat per person as Venezuela
Russia: 84.8 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Russia has 728 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela
Russia: 3,528 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Russia put in 257 more hours a year than in Venezuela
Russia: 2,087 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Russia went to school 2.7 years longer than in Venezuela
Russia: 12.4 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Russia: no data · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
Russia has 30 more World Heritage sites than Venezuela (33 against 3)
Russia: 33 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Russia has won 539 Olympic medals, Venezuela 19
Russia: 539 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Russia are online, versus 77% in Venezuela
Russia: 94% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Russia: no data · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Russia and Venezuela are practically level
Russia: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 75% in Russia
Russia: 75% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Russia has 186 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71
Russia: 186 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Russia’s railway network is 191 times as long as Venezuela’s
Russia: 85,544 km (2021) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Russia fly 11 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela
Russia: 0.69 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Venezuela, but only 51% of Russia
Russia: 50.8% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Russia emits 3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Venezuela
Russia: 12.3 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Russia
Russia: 17.4% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Venezuela carries 22% more fine dust than in Russia
Russia: 12.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 62% more likely to be murdered in Venezuela than in Russia
Russia: 7.8 per 100k (2024) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Venezuela are 10% deadlier than in Russia
Russia: 13.4 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Venezuela is on average 28.4 °C warmer than Russia
Russia: -2.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 3.6 times as much rain as Russia
Russia: 586 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 Russia bigger than Venezuela?
Russia is larger. Venezuela fits inside Russia 19 times.
Which has more people, Russia or Venezuela?
Russia has 5 times as many people as Venezuela (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Russia or Venezuela?
People in Russia live 0.77 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 73.4 years in Russia and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Russia or Venezuela?
Men in Russia are 3.1 cm taller than in Venezuela (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
