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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Sweden has produced 28.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Venezuela 0.7.

Sweden: 28.3 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2025)

How many official languages?

Sweden and Venezuela are practically level.

Sweden: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)

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 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 spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Venezuela 0.5%.

Sweden: 2% (2024) · Venezuela: 0.5% (2023)

How expensive is it?

Sweden: 87% (2025) · Venezuela: no data

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 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 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

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 people are online?

96% of people in Sweden are online, versus 77% in Venezuela.

Sweden: 96% (2025) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 69% of Sweden, but only 52% of Venezuela.

Sweden: 68.7% (2023) · Venezuela: 52.2% (2023)

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)

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 6.3 times as deadly as in Sweden.

Sweden: 2.1 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 13.2 per 100k (2021)

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)