The duel
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The United Arab Emirates fits inside Venezuela 9.2 times.
United Arab Emirates: 98,648 km² (2023) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Venezuela’s coastline is 2.1 times as long as the United Arab Emirates’.
United Arab Emirates: 1,318 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Venezuela’s highest peak towers 3,073 m above the United Arab Emirates’.
United Arab Emirates: 1,905 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Venezuela has 2.5 times as many people as the United Arab Emirates.
United Arab Emirates: 11.5 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The United Arab Emirates is 5 times as densely populated as Venezuela.
United Arab Emirates: 162 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
The United Arab Emirates and Venezuela are practically level.
United Arab Emirates: 174.1 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
The United Arab Emirates and Venezuela are practically level.
United Arab Emirates: 160.5 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the United Arab Emirates is 2.2 years older than in Venezuela.
United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Venezuela have 0.9 more children on average than in the United Arab Emirates.
United Arab Emirates: 1.21 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
10% of people in Venezuela are 65 or older, versus 1.8% in the United Arab Emirates.
United Arab Emirates: 1.8% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Venezuela has produced 0.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the United Arab Emirates none.
United Arab Emirates: 0 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
The United Arab Emirates and Venezuela are practically level.
United Arab Emirates: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United Arab Emirates’ economy is 5.5 times the size of Venezuela’s.
United Arab Emirates: $552 billion (2024) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
United Arab Emirates: Int$79,344 (2024) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
United Arab Emirates: 26.4 (2018) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.3% in Venezuela, versus 2.2% in the United Arab Emirates.
United Arab Emirates: 2.2% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The United Arab Emirates spends 5.6% of its GDP on the military, Venezuela 0.5%.
United Arab Emirates: 5.6% (2014) · Venezuela: 0.5% (2023)
How expensive is it?
United Arab Emirates: 63% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The United Arab Emirates spends 13 times as much on health per person as Venezuela.
United Arab Emirates: $2,402 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the United Arab Emirates live 10 years longer than in Venezuela.
United Arab Emirates: 83.1 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Venezuela is 5.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in the United Arab Emirates.
United Arab Emirates: 3.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The United Arab Emirates has 80% more doctors per person than Venezuela.
United Arab Emirates: 3 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is obesity?
30% of adults in the United Arab Emirates are obese, versus 23% in Venezuela.
United Arab Emirates: 30.3% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
United Arab Emirates: 9% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the United Arab Emirates rate their lives 1.06 points higher than in Venezuela.
United Arab Emirates: 6.82 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Venezuela drink 4.1 times as much alcohol as in the United Arab Emirates.
United Arab Emirates: 0.6 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The United Arab Emirates has 79% more meat per person than Venezuela.
United Arab Emirates: 67.8 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The United Arab Emirates has 325 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela.
United Arab Emirates: 3,125 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the United Arab Emirates put in 685 more hours a year than in Venezuela.
United Arab Emirates: 2,514 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the United Arab Emirates went to school 3.3 years longer than in Venezuela.
United Arab Emirates: 13 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The United Arab Emirates welcomed 163 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019).
United Arab Emirates: 2.28 (2019) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in the United Arab Emirates are online, versus 77% in Venezuela.
United Arab Emirates: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
The United Arab Emirates and Venezuela are practically level.
United Arab Emirates: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 86% in the United Arab Emirates.
United Arab Emirates: 86% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The United Arab Emirates has 203 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71.
United Arab Emirates: 203 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Venezuela’s railway network is 60% longer than the United Arab Emirates’.
United Arab Emirates: 279 km (2021) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the United Arab Emirates fly 126 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela.
United Arab Emirates: 7.91 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 52% of Venezuela, but only 4.5% of the United Arab Emirates.
United Arab Emirates: 4.5% (2023) · Venezuela: 52.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the United Arab Emirates emits 4.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Venezuela.
United Arab Emirates: 20.1 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 8.8% in the United Arab Emirates.
United Arab Emirates: 8.8% (2024) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the United Arab Emirates carries 3.5 times as much fine dust as in Venezuela.
United Arab Emirates: 55.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 18 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in the United Arab Emirates.
United Arab Emirates: 0.7 per 100k (2022) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Venezuela are 2.2 times as deadly as in the United Arab Emirates.
United Arab Emirates: 5.9 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 13.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The United Arab Emirates is on average 3.0 °C warmer than Venezuela.
United Arab Emirates: 28.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 45 times as much rain as the United Arab Emirates.
United Arab Emirates: 47 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is the United Arab Emirates bigger than Venezuela?
Venezuela is larger. The United Arab Emirates fits inside Venezuela 9.2 times.
Which has more people, the United Arab Emirates or Venezuela?
Venezuela has 2.5 times as many people as the United Arab Emirates (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the United Arab Emirates or Venezuela?
People in the United Arab Emirates live 10 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 83.1 years in the United Arab Emirates and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in the United Arab Emirates or Venezuela?
The United Arab Emirates and Venezuela are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
