Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Venezuela is 51% bigger than Ukraine.
Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2023) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Venezuela and Ukraine are nearly identical here.
Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Venezuela’s highest peak towers 2,917 m above Ukraine’s.
Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ukraine has 37% more people than Venezuela.
Ukraine: 39 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ukraine is 2.1 times as densely populated as Venezuela.
Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ukraine are 7.4 cm taller than in Venezuela.
Ukraine: 181 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ukraine are 6.6 cm taller than in Venezuela.
Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ukraine is 13 years older than in Venezuela.
Ukraine: 42 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Venezuela have 1.1 more children on average than in Ukraine.
Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
19% of people in Ukraine are 65 or older, versus 10% in Venezuela.
Ukraine: 19% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ukraine has produced 1.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Venezuela 0.7.
Ukraine: 1.3 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ukraine and Venezuela are practically level.
Ukraine: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ukraine’s economy is 2.1 times the size of Venezuela’s.
Ukraine: $214 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Ukraine: 25.6 (2020) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 5.3% in Venezuela.
Ukraine: 9.8% (2021) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 34% of its GDP on the military, Venezuela 0.5%.
Ukraine: 34.5% (2024) · Venezuela: 0.5% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Ukraine: 31% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ukraine spends 2 times as much on health per person as Venezuela.
Ukraine: $370 (2021) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Ukraine live 2 years longer than in Venezuela.
Ukraine: 74.7 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 Ukraine.
Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ukraine has 2.1 times as many doctors per person as Venezuela.
Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is obesity?
28% of adults in Ukraine are obese, versus 23% in Venezuela.
Ukraine: 27.8% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Ukraine: 23.7% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Venezuela rate their lives 1.10 points higher than in Ukraine.
Ukraine: 4.66 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ukraine drink 48% more alcohol than in Venezuela.
Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ukraine has 30% more meat per person than Venezuela.
Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Venezuela has 15 kcal more food per person per day than Ukraine.
Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ukraine put in 216 more hours a year than in Venezuela.
Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ukraine went to school 1.4 years longer than in Venezuela.
Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ukraine welcomed 4.7 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019).
Ukraine: 0.07 (2024) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Ukraine are online, versus 77% in Venezuela.
Ukraine: 82% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Ukraine and Venezuela are practically level.
Ukraine: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 70% in Ukraine.
Ukraine: 70% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71.
Ukraine: 133 (2023) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Ukraine’s railway network is 48 times as long as Venezuela’s.
Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Venezuela fly 5.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine.
Ukraine: 0.01 (2022) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 52% of Venezuela, but only 17% of Ukraine.
Ukraine: 16.8% (2023) · Venezuela: 52.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Venezuela emits 9% more CO₂ than someone in Ukraine.
Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in Ukraine.
Ukraine: 16.4% (2022) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Venezuela carries 11% more fine dust than in Ukraine.
Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.3 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in Ukraine.
Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Venezuela are 26% deadlier than in Ukraine.
Ukraine: 10.5 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 13.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Venezuela is on average 15.6 °C warmer than Ukraine.
Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 3.4 times as much rain as Ukraine.
Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ukraine bigger than Venezuela?
Venezuela is larger. Venezuela is 51% bigger than Ukraine.
Which has more people, Ukraine or Venezuela?
Ukraine has 37% more people than Venezuela (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ukraine or Venezuela?
People in Ukraine live 2 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 74.7 years in Ukraine and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Ukraine or Venezuela?
Men in Ukraine are 7.4 cm taller than in Venezuela (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).