Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Venezuela is 51% bigger than Ukraine
Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 71% of Ukraine, versus 24% of Venezuela
Ukraine: 71.3% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Venezuela hosts 8.3 times as many refugees per resident as Ukraine
Ukraine: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.5 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Ukraine: 0% (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 40% of its GDP on the military, Venezuela 2.2%
Ukraine: 39.6% (2025) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ukraine: 21% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
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 many hospital beds are there?
Ukraine has 6.2 times as many hospital beds per person as Venezuela
Ukraine: 6.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ukraine is 2.4 times that in Venezuela
Ukraine: 18.9 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Ukraine has 5 more World Heritage sites than Venezuela (8 against 3)
Ukraine: 8 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ukraine has won 160 Olympic medals, Venezuela 19
Ukraine: 160 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ukraine is 1% faster than in Venezuela
Ukraine: 178 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
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 53% of Venezuela, but only 17% of Ukraine
Ukraine: 17.3% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
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 Ukraine are 26% deadlier than in Venezuela
Ukraine: 18.7 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).
