Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Venezuela fits inside Saudi Arabia 2.4 times
Saudi Arabia: 2,149,690 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Venezuela’s coastline is 6% longer than Saudi Arabia’s
Saudi Arabia: 2,640 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Venezuela’s highest peak towers 1,978 m above Saudi Arabia’s
Saudi Arabia: 3,000 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 82% of Saudi Arabia, versus 24% of Venezuela
Saudi Arabia: 81.7% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Saudi Arabia has 30% more people than Venezuela
Saudi Arabia: 37 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Venezuela is 88% more densely populated than Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: 17 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Venezuela are 2.9 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: 170.7 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Venezuela are 1.2 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: 158.8 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Saudi Arabia is 0.22 years older than in Venezuela
Saudi Arabia: 29.2 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Saudi Arabia have 0.2 more children on average than in Venezuela
Saudi Arabia: 2.31 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 3.1% in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: 3.1% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Venezuela hosts 41 times as many refugees per resident as Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: 0.012 per 1,000 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Venezuela has produced 0.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Saudi Arabia none
Saudi Arabia: 0 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Saudi Arabia and Venezuela are practically level
Saudi Arabia: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Saudi Arabia’s economy is 13 times the size of Venezuela’s
Saudi Arabia: $1.28 trillion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Saudi Arabia: Int$73,784 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.3% in Venezuela, versus 3.0% in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: 3% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Saudi Arabia spends 6.5% of its GDP on the military, Venezuela 2.2%
Saudi Arabia: 6.5% (2025) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Saudi Arabia: 8.1% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
How expensive is it?
Saudi Arabia: 47% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Saudi Arabia spends 9.8 times as much on health per person as Venezuela
Saudi Arabia: $1,825 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Saudi Arabia live 6.3 years longer than in Venezuela
Saudi Arabia: 79 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Venezuela is 4.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Saudi Arabia has 2 times as many doctors per person as Venezuela
Saudi Arabia: 3.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Saudi Arabia has 2.4 times as many hospital beds per person as Venezuela
Saudi Arabia: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Venezuela is 3.6 times that in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: 2.2 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
39% of adults in Saudi Arabia are obese, versus 23% in Venezuela
Saudi Arabia: 39.2% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Saudi Arabia: 14.7% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Saudi Arabia rate their lives 1.06 points higher than in Venezuela
Saudi Arabia: 6.82 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Saudi Arabia: no data · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Saudi Arabia has 53% more meat per person than Venezuela
Saudi Arabia: 58.1 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Saudi Arabia has 859 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela
Saudi Arabia: 3,660 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Saudi Arabia put in 295 more hours a year than in Venezuela
Saudi Arabia: 2,125 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Saudi Arabia went to school 1.9 years longer than in Venezuela
Saudi Arabia: 11.6 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Saudi Arabia welcomed 60 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019)
Saudi Arabia: 0.84 (2024) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
Saudi Arabia has 5 more World Heritage sites than Venezuela (8 against 3)
Saudi Arabia: 8 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Venezuela has won 19 Olympic medals, Saudi Arabia 4
Saudi Arabia: 4 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Saudi Arabia are online, versus 77% in Venezuela
Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Saudi Arabia is 11% faster than in Venezuela
Saudi Arabia: 196 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Saudi Arabia and Venezuela are practically level
Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 85% in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: 85% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Saudi Arabia has 160 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71
Saudi Arabia: 160 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Saudi Arabia’s railway network is 6.6 times as long as Venezuela’s
Saudi Arabia: 2,939 km (2018) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Saudi Arabia fly 21 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela
Saudi Arabia: 1.3 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Venezuela, but only 1.3% of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: 1.3% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Saudi Arabia emits 5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Venezuela
Saudi Arabia: 20.4 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.2% in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: 2.2% (2024) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Saudi Arabia carries 3.2 times as much fine dust as in Venezuela
Saudi Arabia: 50.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 14 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: 0.9 per 100k (2019) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Saudi Arabia are 45% deadlier than in Venezuela
Saudi Arabia: 21.4 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Saudi Arabia is on average 1.0 °C warmer than Venezuela
Saudi Arabia: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 35 times as much rain as Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: 61 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 Saudi Arabia bigger than Venezuela?
Saudi Arabia is larger. Venezuela fits inside Saudi Arabia 2.4 times.
Which has more people, Saudi Arabia or Venezuela?
Saudi Arabia has 30% more people than Venezuela (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Saudi Arabia or Venezuela?
People in Saudi Arabia live 6.3 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 79.0 years in Saudi Arabia and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Saudi Arabia or Venezuela?
Men in Venezuela are 2.9 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
