The duel
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The United Kingdom fits inside Venezuela 3.7 times.
United Kingdom: 243,610 km² (2023) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The United Kingdom’s coastline is 4.4 times as long as Venezuela’s.
United Kingdom: 12,429 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Venezuela’s highest peak towers 3,633 m above the United Kingdom’s.
United Kingdom: 1,345 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The United Kingdom has 2.4 times as many people as Venezuela.
United Kingdom: 69.5 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The United Kingdom is 8.9 times as densely populated as Venezuela.
United Kingdom: 287 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the United Kingdom are 4.7 cm taller than in Venezuela.
United Kingdom: 178.2 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the United Kingdom are 3.9 cm taller than in Venezuela.
United Kingdom: 163.9 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the United Kingdom is 11 years older than in Venezuela.
United Kingdom: 39.8 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Venezuela have 0.5 more children on average than in the United Kingdom.
United Kingdom: 1.55 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in the United Kingdom are 65 or older, versus 10% in Venezuela.
United Kingdom: 19.7% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The United Kingdom has produced 15.8 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Venezuela 0.7.
United Kingdom: 15.8 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
The United Kingdom and Venezuela are practically level.
United Kingdom: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United Kingdom’s economy is 40 times the size of Venezuela’s.
United Kingdom: $4 trillion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
United Kingdom: Int$64,607 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
United Kingdom: 32.4 (2021) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.3% in Venezuela, versus 4.7% in the United Kingdom.
United Kingdom: 4.7% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The United Kingdom spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Venezuela 0.5%.
United Kingdom: 2.3% (2024) · Venezuela: 0.5% (2023)
How expensive is it?
United Kingdom: 89% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The United Kingdom spends 32 times as much on health per person as Venezuela.
United Kingdom: $5,860 (2024) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the United Kingdom live 8.7 years longer than in Venezuela.
United Kingdom: 81.4 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Venezuela is 5.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in the United Kingdom.
United Kingdom: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The United Kingdom has 2 times as many doctors per person as Venezuela.
United Kingdom: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in the United Kingdom are obese, versus 23% in Venezuela.
United Kingdom: 29.2% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
United Kingdom: 12.8% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the United Kingdom rate their lives 0.94 points higher than in Venezuela.
United Kingdom: 6.69 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the United Kingdom drink 4 times as much alcohol as in Venezuela.
United Kingdom: 10.4 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The United Kingdom has 2.2 times as much meat per person as Venezuela.
United Kingdom: 84.4 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The United Kingdom has 634 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela.
United Kingdom: 3,435 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Venezuela put in 306 more hours a year than in the United Kingdom.
United Kingdom: 1,523 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the United Kingdom went to school 3.8 years longer than in Venezuela.
United Kingdom: 13.5 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The United Kingdom welcomed 39 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019).
United Kingdom: 0.55 (2024) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
95% of people in the United Kingdom are online, versus 77% in Venezuela.
United Kingdom: 95% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
The United Kingdom and Venezuela are practically level.
United Kingdom: 100% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 83% in the United Kingdom.
United Kingdom: 83% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The United Kingdom has 122 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71.
United Kingdom: 122 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The United Kingdom’s railway network is 36 times as long as Venezuela’s.
United Kingdom: 16,179 km (2021) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the United Kingdom fly 27 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela.
United Kingdom: 1.71 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 52% of Venezuela, but only 13% of the United Kingdom.
United Kingdom: 13.3% (2023) · Venezuela: 52.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the United Kingdom emits 11% more CO₂ than someone in Venezuela.
United Kingdom: 4.5 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 52% in the United Kingdom.
United Kingdom: 52% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Venezuela carries 80% more fine dust than in the United Kingdom.
United Kingdom: 8.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 11 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in the United Kingdom.
United Kingdom: 1.1 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Venezuela are 5.5 times as deadly as in the United Kingdom.
United Kingdom: 2.4 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 13.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Venezuela is on average 15.9 °C warmer than the United Kingdom.
United Kingdom: 9.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 2 times as much rain as the United Kingdom.
United Kingdom: 1,070 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is the United Kingdom bigger than Venezuela?
Venezuela is larger. The United Kingdom fits inside Venezuela 3.7 times.
Which has more people, the United Kingdom or Venezuela?
The United Kingdom has 2.4 times as many people as Venezuela (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the United Kingdom or Venezuela?
People in the United Kingdom live 8.7 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 81.4 years in the United Kingdom and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in the United Kingdom or Venezuela?
Men in the United Kingdom are 4.7 cm taller than in Venezuela (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
