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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Venezuela is 78% bigger than Thailand.

Thailand: 513,115 km² (2023) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2023)

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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 far apart are they?

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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Venezuela has produced 0.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Thailand none.

Thailand: 0 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2025)

How many official languages?

Thailand and Venezuela are practically level.

Thailand: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

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 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?

Thailand spends 1.1% of its GDP on the military, Venezuela 0.5%.

Thailand: 1.1% (2024) · Venezuela: 0.5% (2023)

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 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)

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)

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 52% of Venezuela, but only 39% of Thailand.

Thailand: 38.7% (2023) · Venezuela: 52.2% (2023)

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)

Where does the power come from?

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 92% deadlier than in Venezuela.

Thailand: 25.4 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 13.2 per 100k (2021)

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)

What does the year feel like?
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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).

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