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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Switzerland fits inside Venezuela 22 times

Switzerland: 41,291 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

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

Highest point

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)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 38% of Switzerland, versus 24% of Venezuela

Switzerland: 37.7% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

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)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Switzerland is 7.1 times as densely populated as Venezuela

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

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Switzerland are 5.2 cm taller than in Venezuela

Switzerland: 178.7 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Switzerland are 4.3 cm taller than in Venezuela

Switzerland: 164.3 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)

Median age

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)

Fertility rate

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)

Aged 65 and over

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)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Switzerland hosts 46 times as many refugees per resident as Venezuela

Switzerland: 22.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

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

Switzerland: 20.9 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Switzerland has 4 official languages, Venezuela 1

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

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

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)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

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

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Switzerland: 33.5 (2023) · Venezuela: no data

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

Switzerland: 0.1% (2023) · Venezuela: no data

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Venezuela and Switzerland are practically level

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

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Venezuela spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Switzerland 0.8%

Switzerland: 0.8% (2025) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Switzerland: 9.5% (2024) · Venezuela: no data

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

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

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

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)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Switzerland live 12 years longer than in Venezuela

Switzerland: 84.4 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)

Infant mortality

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)

Doctors

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)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Switzerland has 4.4 times as many hospital beds per person as Venezuela

Switzerland: 4.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Switzerland is 45% higher than in Venezuela

Switzerland: 11.6 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

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

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

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

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

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

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)

Alcohol consumption

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)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Switzerland has 68% more meat per person than Venezuela

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

Daily calories

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)

Working hours

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)

Years of schooling

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)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

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

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

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Switzerland has 10 more World Heritage sites than Venezuela (13 against 3)

Switzerland: 13 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Switzerland has won 403 Olympic medals, Venezuela 19

Switzerland: 403 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

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

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

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Switzerland is 2.3 times as fast as in Venezuela

Switzerland: 399 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

Switzerland and Venezuela are practically level

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

Urban population

How many live in cities?

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

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

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Switzerland has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71

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

Railway network

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)

Air passengers per resident

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)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 53% of Venezuela, but only 32% of Switzerland

Switzerland: 32% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)

CO₂ per person

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)

Renewable electricity

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)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

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)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

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)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Venezuela are 3.8 times as deadly as in Switzerland

Switzerland: 3.9 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

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)

Rainfall

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)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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Quick answers

Is Switzerland bigger than Venezuela?

Venezuela is larger. Switzerland fits inside Venezuela 22 times.

Which has more people, Switzerland or Venezuela?

Venezuela has 3.1 times as many people as Switzerland (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Switzerland or Venezuela?

People in Switzerland live 12 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 84.4 years in Switzerland and 72.7 in Venezuela.

Are people taller in Switzerland or Venezuela?

Men in Switzerland are 5.2 cm taller than in Venezuela (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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