Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Venezuela is 78% bigger than Thailand
Thailand: 513,115 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Thailand’s coastline is 15% longer than Venezuela’s
Thailand: 3,219 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Venezuela’s highest peak towers 2,413 m above Thailand’s
Thailand: 2,565 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 43% of Thailand, versus 24% of Venezuela
Thailand: 43.3% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Thailand has 2.5 times as many people as Venezuela
Thailand: 71.6 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Thailand is 4.3 times as densely populated as Venezuela
Thailand: 140 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Venezuela are 1.9 cm taller than in Thailand
Thailand: 171.6 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Venezuela and Thailand are practically level
Thailand: 159.4 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Thailand is 11 years older than in Venezuela
Thailand: 39.7 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Venezuela have 0.9 more children on average than in Thailand
Thailand: 1.2 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
16% of people in Thailand are 65 or older, versus 10% in Venezuela
Thailand: 16% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Thailand hosts 2.3 times as many refugees per resident as Venezuela
Thailand: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Venezuela has produced 0.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Thailand none
Thailand: 0 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Thailand and Venezuela are practically level
Thailand: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Thailand’s economy is 5.8 times the size of Venezuela’s
Thailand: $577 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Thailand: Int$26,250 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Thailand: 33.3 (2024) · Venezuela: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Thailand: 0% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.3% in Venezuela, versus 0.8% in Thailand
Thailand: 0.8% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Venezuela spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Thailand 1.0%
Thailand: 1% (2025) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Thailand: 15.2% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
How expensive is it?
Thailand: 31% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Thailand spends 76% more on health per person than Venezuela
Thailand: $327 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Thailand live 3.9 years longer than in Venezuela
Thailand: 76.6 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Venezuela is 2.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Thailand
Thailand: 7.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Venezuela has 3.1 times as many doctors per person as Thailand
Thailand: 0.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Thailand has 2.4 times as many hospital beds per person as Venezuela
Thailand: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Thailand is 20% higher than in Venezuela
Thailand: 9.6 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Venezuela are obese, versus 16% in Thailand
Thailand: 15.5% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Thailand: 17.8% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Thailand rate their lives 0.54 points higher than in Venezuela
Thailand: 6.30 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Thailand drink 3 times as much alcohol as in Venezuela
Thailand: 7.9 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Venezuela has 55% more meat per person than Thailand
Thailand: 24.5 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Thailand has 55 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela
Thailand: 2,855 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Thailand put in 348 more hours a year than in Venezuela
Thailand: 2,177 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Venezuela went to school 0.64 years longer than in Thailand
Thailand: 9 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Thailand welcomed 40 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019)
Thailand: 0.56 (2019) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
Thailand has 6 more World Heritage sites than Venezuela (9 against 3)
Thailand: 9 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Thailand has won 41 Olympic medals, Venezuela 19
Thailand: 41 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Thailand are online, versus 77% in Venezuela
Thailand: 91% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Thailand is 2 times as fast as in Venezuela
Thailand: 360 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Thailand and Venezuela are practically level
Thailand: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 63% in Thailand
Thailand: 63% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Thailand has 161 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71
Thailand: 161 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Thailand’s railway network is 9.2 times as long as Venezuela’s
Thailand: 4,092 km (2017) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Thailand fly 12 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela
Thailand: 0.72 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Venezuela, but only 39% of Thailand
Thailand: 38.7% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Venezuela emits 9% more CO₂ than someone in Thailand
Thailand: 3.7 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Thailand
Thailand: 16.6% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Thailand carries 47% more fine dust than in Venezuela
Thailand: 23.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Thailand: no data · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Thailand are 2.4 times as deadly as in Venezuela
Thailand: 35.6 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Thailand is on average 0.9 °C warmer than Venezuela
Thailand: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 28% more rain than Thailand
Thailand: 1,657 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 Thailand bigger than Venezuela?
Venezuela is larger. Venezuela is 78% bigger than Thailand.
Which has more people, Thailand or Venezuela?
Thailand has 2.5 times as many people as Venezuela (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Thailand or Venezuela?
People in Thailand live 3.9 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 76.6 years in Thailand and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Thailand or Venezuela?
Men in Venezuela are 1.9 cm taller than in Thailand (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
