Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Venezuela is 72% bigger than Sweden
Sweden: 528,860 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Sweden’s coastline is 15% longer than Venezuela’s
Sweden: 3,218 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Venezuela’s highest peak towers 2,878 m above Sweden’s
Sweden: 2,100 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 24% of Venezuela, versus 7.3% of Sweden
Sweden: 7.3% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Venezuela has 2.7 times as many people as Sweden
Sweden: 10.6 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Venezuela is 24% more densely populated than Sweden
Sweden: 26 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Sweden are 6.9 cm taller than in Venezuela
Sweden: 180.5 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Sweden are 6.6 cm taller than in Venezuela
Sweden: 166.7 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Sweden is 11 years older than in Venezuela
Sweden: 39.9 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Venezuela have 0.6 more children on average than in Sweden
Sweden: 1.43 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Sweden are 65 or older, versus 10% in Venezuela
Sweden: 20.9% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Sweden hosts 27 times as many refugees per resident as Venezuela
Sweden: 13.6 per 1,000 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Sweden has produced 28.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Venezuela 0.7
Sweden: 28.3 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Sweden and Venezuela are practically level
Sweden: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Sweden’s economy is 6.7 times the size of Venezuela’s
Sweden: $669 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Sweden: Int$72,529 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Sweden: 29.3 (2023) · Venezuela: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Sweden: 0.8% (2023) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.7% in Sweden, versus 5.3% in Venezuela
Sweden: 8.7% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Sweden and Venezuela are practically level
Sweden: 2.5% (2025) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Sweden: 27.2% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
How expensive is it?
Sweden: 87% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Sweden spends 35 times as much on health per person as Venezuela
Sweden: $6,485 (2024) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Sweden live 11 years longer than in Venezuela
Sweden: 84.1 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Venezuela is 11 times as likely to die before turning one as in Sweden
Sweden: 2 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Sweden has 2.6 times as many doctors per person as Venezuela
Sweden: 4.4 per 1,000 (2021) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Sweden has 92% more hospital beds per person than Venezuela
Sweden: 1.9 per 1,000 (2022) · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Sweden is 59% higher than in Venezuela
Sweden: 12.7 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Venezuela are obese, versus 19% in Sweden
Sweden: 18.7% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Sweden: 20.3% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Sweden rate their lives 1.50 points higher than in Venezuela
Sweden: 7.26 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Sweden drink 3.3 times as much alcohol as in Venezuela
Sweden: 8.7 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Sweden has 80% more meat per person than Venezuela
Sweden: 68.4 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Sweden has 566 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela
Sweden: 3,367 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Venezuela put in 398 more hours a year than in Sweden
Sweden: 1,432 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Sweden went to school 3.1 years longer than in Venezuela
Sweden: 12.7 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Sweden welcomed 45 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019)
Sweden: 0.63 (2022) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
Sweden has 12 more World Heritage sites than Venezuela (15 against 3)
Sweden: 15 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Sweden has won 709 Olympic medals, Venezuela 19
Sweden: 709 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Sweden are online, versus 77% in Venezuela
Sweden: 96% (2025) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Sweden is 41% faster than in Venezuela
Sweden: 248 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Sweden and Venezuela are practically level
Sweden: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
Venezuela and Sweden are practically level
Sweden: 89% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Sweden has 141 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71
Sweden: 141 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Sweden’s railway network is 22 times as long as Venezuela’s
Sweden: 9,714 km (2021) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Sweden fly 30 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela
Sweden: 1.85 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 69% of Sweden, but only 53% of Venezuela
Sweden: 68.6% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Venezuela emits 14% more CO₂ than someone in Sweden
Sweden: 3.6 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 71% in Sweden
Sweden: 71.2% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Venezuela carries 2.8 times as much fine dust as in Sweden
Sweden: 5.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 11 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in Sweden
Sweden: 1.1 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Venezuela are 4.4 times as deadly as in Sweden
Sweden: 3.4 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Venezuela is on average 21.5 °C warmer than Sweden
Sweden: 4.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 2.6 times as much rain as Sweden
Sweden: 801 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 Sweden bigger than Venezuela?
Venezuela is larger. Venezuela is 72% bigger than Sweden.
Which has more people, Sweden or Venezuela?
Venezuela has 2.7 times as many people as Sweden (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Sweden or Venezuela?
People in Sweden live 11 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 84.1 years in Sweden and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Sweden or Venezuela?
Men in Sweden are 6.9 cm taller than in Venezuela (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
