Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Sri Lanka fits inside Venezuela 14 times
Sri Lanka: 65,610 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Venezuela’s coastline is 2.1 times as long as Sri Lanka’s
Sri Lanka: 1,340 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Venezuela’s highest peak towers 2,454 m above Sri Lanka’s
Sri Lanka: 2,524 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 49% of Sri Lanka, versus 24% of Venezuela
Sri Lanka: 48.8% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Venezuela has 31% more people than Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 21.8 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Sri Lanka is 11 times as densely populated as Venezuela
Sri Lanka: 352 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Venezuela are 5.5 cm taller than in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 168.1 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Venezuela are 4.2 cm taller than in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 155.9 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Sri Lanka is 3.8 years older than in Venezuela
Sri Lanka: 32.8 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Venezuela have 0.1 more children on average than in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 1.95 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
12% of people in Sri Lanka are 65 or older, versus 10% in Venezuela
Sri Lanka: 12.5% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Venezuela hosts 51 times as many refugees per resident as Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 0.0098 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, Sri Lanka none
Sri Lanka: 0 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Sri Lanka has 2 official languages, Venezuela 1
Sri Lanka: 2 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Sri Lanka’s economy is 9% larger than Venezuela’s
Sri Lanka: $109 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Sri Lanka: Int$17,065 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Sri Lanka: 37.7 (2019) · Venezuela: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Sri Lanka: 2.7% (2019) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.3% in Venezuela, versus 4.0% in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 4% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Venezuela spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Sri Lanka 1.3%
Sri Lanka: 1.3% (2025) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Sri Lanka: 9.9% (2023) · Venezuela: no data
How expensive is it?
Sri Lanka: 29% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Venezuela spends 39% more on health per person than Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: $134 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Sri Lanka live 5 years longer than in Venezuela
Sri Lanka: 77.7 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Venezuela is 4.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 5.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Venezuela has 46% more doctors per person than Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 1.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Sri Lanka has 4 times as many hospital beds per person as Venezuela
Sri Lanka: 3.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Sri Lanka is 75% higher than in Venezuela
Sri Lanka: 14 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Venezuela are obese, versus 11% in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 11.2% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Sri Lanka: 20.7% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Venezuela rate their lives 1.74 points higher than in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 4.01 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Venezuela drink 5% more alcohol than in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 2.5 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Venezuela has 3.3 times as much meat per person as Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 11.6 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Venezuela has 125 kcal more food per person per day than Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 2,675 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Sri Lanka put in 224 more hours a year than in Venezuela
Sri Lanka: 2,053 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Sri Lanka went to school 1.1 years longer than in Venezuela
Sri Lanka: 10.8 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Sri Lanka welcomed 2.3 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019)
Sri Lanka: 0.03 (2022) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
Sri Lanka has 5 more World Heritage sites than Venezuela (8 against 3)
Sri Lanka: 8 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Venezuela has won 19 Olympic medals, Sri Lanka 2
Sri Lanka: 2 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Venezuela are online, versus 55% in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 55% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Venezuela is 2.8 times as fast as in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 63 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Sri Lanka and Venezuela are practically level
Sri Lanka: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 20% in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 20% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Sri Lanka has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71
Sri Lanka: 133 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Sri Lanka’s railway network is 3.5 times as long as Venezuela’s
Sri Lanka: 1,562 km (2019) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Sri Lanka fly 2.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela
Sri Lanka: 0.18 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Venezuela, but only 34% of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 34.4% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Venezuela emits 4.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 0.9 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 62% in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 61.6% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Sri Lanka carries 31% more fine dust than in Venezuela
Sri Lanka: 20.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.8 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 3.3 per 100k (2019) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sri Lanka are 43% deadlier than in Venezuela
Sri Lanka: 21.1 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Sri Lanka is on average 1.0 °C warmer than Venezuela
Sri Lanka: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 15% more rain than Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 1,839 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 Sri Lanka bigger than Venezuela?
Venezuela is larger. Sri Lanka fits inside Venezuela 14 times.
Which has more people, Sri Lanka or Venezuela?
Venezuela has 31% more people than Sri Lanka (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Sri Lanka or Venezuela?
People in Sri Lanka live 5 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 77.7 years in Sri Lanka and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Sri Lanka or Venezuela?
Men in Venezuela are 5.5 cm taller than in Sri Lanka (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
