Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Venezuela is 80% bigger than Spain
Spain: 505,981 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Spain’s coastline is 77% longer than Venezuela’s
Spain: 4,964 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Venezuela’s highest peak towers 1,260 m above Spain’s
Spain: 3,718 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 49% of Spain, versus 24% of Venezuela
Spain: 49.3% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Spain has 73% more people than Venezuela
Spain: 49.4 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Spain is 3.1 times as densely populated as Venezuela
Spain: 99 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Spain are 2.6 cm taller than in Venezuela
Spain: 176.1 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Spain are 2.0 cm taller than in Venezuela
Spain: 162 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Spain is 16 years older than in Venezuela
Spain: 44.9 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Venezuela have 1.0 more children on average than in Spain
Spain: 1.1 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
22% of people in Spain are 65 or older, versus 10% in Venezuela
Spain: 21.6% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Spain hosts 21 times as many refugees per resident as Venezuela
Spain: 10.4 per 1,000 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Spain has produced 1.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Venezuela 0.7
Spain: 1.4 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Spain and Venezuela are practically level
Spain: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Spain’s economy is 19 times the size of Venezuela’s
Spain: $1.91 trillion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Spain: Int$59,868 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Spain: 33.4 (2023) · Venezuela: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Spain: 0.8% (2023) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 10% in Spain, versus 5.3% in Venezuela
Spain: 10.4% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Venezuela and Spain are practically level
Spain: 2.1% (2025) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Spain: 14.9% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
How expensive is it?
Spain: 65% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Spain spends 17 times as much on health per person as Venezuela
Spain: $3,107 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Spain live 11 years longer than in Venezuela
Spain: 83.9 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Venezuela is 8.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Spain
Spain: 2.6 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Spain has 2.6 times as many doctors per person as Venezuela
Spain: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Spain has 2.9 times as many hospital beds per person as Venezuela
Spain: 2.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Venezuela is 13% higher than in Spain
Spain: 7.1 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Venezuela are obese, versus 19% in Spain
Spain: 18.9% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Spain: 27.6% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Spain rate their lives 0.78 points higher than in Venezuela
Spain: 6.54 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Spain drink 4.6 times as much alcohol as in Venezuela
Spain: 12.1 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Spain has 2.7 times as much meat per person as Venezuela
Spain: 100.8 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Spain has 577 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela
Spain: 3,377 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Venezuela put in 191 more hours a year than in Spain
Spain: 1,638 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Spain went to school 1.1 years longer than in Venezuela
Spain: 10.8 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Spain welcomed 137 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019)
Spain: 1.92 (2024) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
Spain has 47 more World Heritage sites than Venezuela (50 against 3)
Spain: 50 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Spain has won 195 Olympic medals, Venezuela 19
Spain: 195 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Spain are online, versus 77% in Venezuela
Spain: 96% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Spain is 84% faster than in Venezuela
Spain: 324 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Spain and Venezuela are practically level
Spain: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 81% in Spain
Spain: 81% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Spain has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71
Spain: 130 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Spain’s railway network is 36 times as long as Venezuela’s
Spain: 15,963 km (2021) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Spain fly 30 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela
Spain: 1.91 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Venezuela, but only 38% of Spain
Spain: 38.2% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Spain emits 13% more CO₂ than someone in Venezuela
Spain: 4.6 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 56% in Spain
Spain: 55.9% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Venezuela carries 58% more fine dust than in Spain
Spain: 10 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 18 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in Spain
Spain: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Venezuela are 2.4 times as deadly as in Spain
Spain: 6.2 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Venezuela is on average 11.0 °C warmer than Spain
Spain: 14.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 3.2 times as much rain as Spain
Spain: 665 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 Spain bigger than Venezuela?
Venezuela is larger. Venezuela is 80% bigger than Spain.
Which has more people, Spain or Venezuela?
Spain has 73% more people than Venezuela (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Spain or Venezuela?
People in Spain live 11 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 83.9 years in Spain and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Spain or Venezuela?
Men in Spain are 2.6 cm taller than in Venezuela (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
