How much coast is there?

Switzerland: 0 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Venezuela’s highest peak towers 344 m above Switzerland’s.

Switzerland: 4,634 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Venezuela has 3.1 times as many people as Switzerland.

Switzerland: 9.09 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Switzerland is 7.1 times as densely populated as Venezuela.

Switzerland: 230 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Switzerland is 13 years older than in Venezuela.

Switzerland: 42.3 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Venezuela have 0.8 more children on average than in Switzerland.

Switzerland: 1.29 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

20% of people in Switzerland are 65 or older, versus 10% in Venezuela.

Switzerland: 20.4% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Switzerland has produced 20.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Venezuela 0.7.

Switzerland: 20.9 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2025)

How many official languages?

Switzerland has 4 official languages, Venezuela 1.

Switzerland: 4 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Switzerland’s economy is 10 times the size of Venezuela’s.

Switzerland: $1.04 trillion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Switzerland: Int$102,513 (2025) · Venezuela: no data

How evenly is income shared?

Switzerland: 33.8 (2022) · Venezuela: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Venezuela and Switzerland are practically level.

Switzerland: 4.9% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Switzerland and Venezuela are practically level.

Switzerland: 0.7% (2024) · Venezuela: 0.5% (2023)

How expensive is it?

Switzerland: 112% (2025) · Venezuela: no data

How much is spent on health?

Switzerland spends 63 times as much on health per person as Venezuela.

Switzerland: $11,784 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Venezuela is 6.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Switzerland.

Switzerland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Switzerland has 2.7 times as many doctors per person as Venezuela.

Switzerland: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)

How common is obesity?

23% of adults in Venezuela are obese, versus 13% in Switzerland.

Switzerland: 12.9% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Switzerland: 23.1% (2024) · Venezuela: no data

How do people rate their lives?

People in Switzerland rate their lives 1.26 points higher than in Venezuela.

Switzerland: 7.02 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Switzerland drink 3.4 times as much alcohol as in Venezuela.

Switzerland: 8.8 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Switzerland has 68% more meat per person than Venezuela.

Switzerland: 64 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Switzerland has 602 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela.

Switzerland: 3,402 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Venezuela put in 300 more hours a year than in Switzerland.

Switzerland: 1,529 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Switzerland went to school 4.3 years longer than in Venezuela.

Switzerland: 13.9 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Switzerland welcomed 75 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019).

Switzerland: 1.04 (2022) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)

How many people are online?

97% of people in Switzerland are online, versus 77% in Venezuela.

Switzerland: 97% (2025) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Switzerland and Venezuela are practically level.

Switzerland: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 86% in Switzerland.

Switzerland: 86% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Switzerland has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71.

Switzerland: 129 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Switzerland’s railway network is 9.2 times as long as Venezuela’s.

Switzerland: 4,122 km (2021) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Switzerland fly 49 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela.

Switzerland: 3.05 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 52% of Venezuela, but only 32% of Switzerland.

Switzerland: 32.4% (2023) · Venezuela: 52.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Venezuela emits 14% more CO₂ than someone in Switzerland.

Switzerland: 3.6 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 68% in Switzerland.

Switzerland: 67.8% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Venezuela carries 76% more fine dust than in Switzerland.

Switzerland: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 21 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in Switzerland.

Switzerland: 0.6 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Venezuela are 5.5 times as deadly as in Switzerland.

Switzerland: 2.4 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 13.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Venezuela is on average 19.3 °C warmer than Switzerland.

Switzerland: 6.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Venezuela gets 31% more rain than Switzerland.

Switzerland: 1,616 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)