Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
South Korea fits inside Venezuela 9.1 times.
South Korea: 100,450 km² (2023) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Venezuela’s coastline is 16% longer than South Korea’s.
South Korea: 2,413 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Venezuela’s highest peak towers 3,028 m above South Korea’s.
South Korea: 1,950 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
South Korea has 81% more people than Venezuela.
South Korea: 51.7 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
South Korea is 16 times as densely populated as Venezuela.
South Korea: 530 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in South Korea are 2.0 cm taller than in Venezuela.
South Korea: 175.5 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in South Korea are 3.2 cm taller than in Venezuela.
South Korea: 163.2 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in South Korea is 15 years older than in Venezuela.
South Korea: 44.5 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Venezuela have 1.3 more children on average than in South Korea.
South Korea: 0.75 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in South Korea are 65 or older, versus 10% in Venezuela.
South Korea: 20.3% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Venezuela has produced 0.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, South Korea 0.6.
South Korea: 0.6 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
South Korea and Venezuela are practically level.
South Korea: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
South Korea’s economy is 19 times the size of Venezuela’s.
South Korea: $1.87 trillion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
South Korea: Int$63,125 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
South Korea: 32.9 (2021) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.3% in Venezuela, versus 2.7% in South Korea.
South Korea: 2.7% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
South Korea spends 2.6% of its GDP on the military, Venezuela 0.5%.
South Korea: 2.6% (2024) · Venezuela: 0.5% (2023)
How expensive is it?
South Korea: 57% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
South Korea spends 17 times as much on health per person as Venezuela.
South Korea: $3,137 (2024) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in South Korea live 11 years longer than in Venezuela.
South Korea: 83.6 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Venezuela is 9.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in South Korea.
South Korea: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
South Korea has 57% more doctors per person than Venezuela.
South Korea: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Venezuela are obese, versus 7.5% in South Korea.
South Korea: 7.5% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
South Korea: 18.6% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in South Korea rate their lives 0.28 points higher than in Venezuela.
South Korea: 6.04 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in South Korea drink 3.2 times as much alcohol as in Venezuela.
South Korea: 8.3 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
South Korea has 2.2 times as much meat per person as Venezuela.
South Korea: 84 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
South Korea has 630 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela.
South Korea: 3,430 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in South Korea put in 81 more hours a year than in Venezuela.
South Korea: 1,910 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in South Korea went to school 3 years longer than in Venezuela.
South Korea: 12.7 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
South Korea welcomed 23 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019).
South Korea: 0.32 (2024) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
98% of people in South Korea are online, versus 77% in Venezuela.
South Korea: 98% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
South Korea and Venezuela are practically level.
South Korea: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 81% in South Korea.
South Korea: 81% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
South Korea has 173 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71.
South Korea: 173 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
South Korea’s railway network is 9.6 times as long as Venezuela’s.
South Korea: 4,309 km (2021) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from South Korea fly 24 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela.
South Korea: 1.48 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 64% of South Korea, but only 52% of Venezuela.
South Korea: 64.1% (2023) · Venezuela: 52.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in South Korea emits 2.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Venezuela.
South Korea: 11.3 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 10% in South Korea.
South Korea: 10.4% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in South Korea carries 33% more fine dust than in Venezuela.
South Korea: 21 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 26 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in South Korea.
South Korea: 0.5 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Venezuela are 91% deadlier than in South Korea.
South Korea: 6.9 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 13.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Venezuela is on average 12.7 °C warmer than South Korea.
South Korea: 13.2°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 67% more rain than South Korea.
South Korea: 1,265 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is South Korea bigger than Venezuela?
Venezuela is larger. South Korea fits inside Venezuela 9.1 times.
Which has more people, South Korea or Venezuela?
South Korea has 81% more people than Venezuela (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, South Korea or Venezuela?
People in South Korea live 11 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 83.6 years in South Korea and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in South Korea or Venezuela?
Men in South Korea are 2.0 cm taller than in Venezuela (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
