Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Switzerland fits inside Venezuela 22 times
Switzerland: 41,291 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 38% of Switzerland, versus 24% of Venezuela
Switzerland: 37.7% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 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)
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)
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 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)
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)
How many official languages?
Switzerland has 4 official languages, Venezuela 1
Switzerland: 4 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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: 33.5 (2023) · Venezuela: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Switzerland: 0.1% (2023) · 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?
Venezuela spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Switzerland 0.8%
Switzerland: 0.8% (2025) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Switzerland: 9.5% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
How expensive is it?
Switzerland: 112% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Switzerland live 12 years longer than in Venezuela
Switzerland: 84.4 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
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 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)
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)
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
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Switzerland has 10 more World Heritage sites than Venezuela (13 against 3)
Switzerland: 13 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
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
How many people are online?
97% of people in Switzerland are online, versus 77% in Venezuela
Switzerland: 97% (2025) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
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)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Venezuela, but only 32% of Switzerland
Switzerland: 32% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 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
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).