World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The median country fits inside Venezuela 8.2 times.
Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Venezuela’s coastline is 6.4 times as long as the median country’s.
Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Venezuela’s highest peak towers 2,643 m above the median country’s.
Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Venezuela has 3.9 times as many people as the median country.
Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The median country is 3 times as densely populated as Venezuela.
Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Venezuela and the median country are practically level.
Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
The median country and Venezuela are practically level.
Venezuela: 160 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 2.1 years older than in Venezuela.
Venezuela: 29 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Venezuela have 0.2 more children on average than in the median country.
Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
10% of people in Venezuela are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in the median country.
Venezuela: 10% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Venezuela has produced 0.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the median country 0.0.
Venezuela: 0.7 (2025) · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Venezuela and the median country are practically level.
Venezuela: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Venezuela’s economy is 2.2 times the size of the median country’s.
Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Venezuela: no data · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Venezuela: no data · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Venezuela and the median country are practically level.
Venezuela: 5.3% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The median country spends 1.7% of its GDP on the military, Venezuela 0.5%.
Venezuela: 0.5% (2023) · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Venezuela: no data · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country spends 2.5 times as much on health per person as Venezuela.
Venezuela: $186 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 1.9 years longer than in Venezuela.
Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Venezuela is 68% more likely to die before turning one than in the median country.
Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The median country and Venezuela are nearly identical here.
Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in the median country are obese, versus 23% in Venezuela.
Venezuela: 23% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Venezuela: no data · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the median country rate their lives 0.08 points higher than in Venezuela.
Venezuela: 5.76 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 66% more alcohol than in Venezuela.
Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The median country has 48% more meat per person than Venezuela.
Venezuela: 38 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The median country has 137 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela.
Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the median country put in 145 more hours a year than in Venezuela.
Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the median country went to school 0.25 years longer than in Venezuela.
Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 25 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019).
Venezuela: 0.01 (2017) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in the median country are online, versus 77% in Venezuela.
Venezuela: 77% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Venezuela and the median country are practically level.
Venezuela: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 64% in the median country.
Venezuela: 89% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71.
Venezuela: 71 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The median country’s railway network is 4.8 times as long as Venezuela’s.
Venezuela: 447 km (2014) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the median country fly 3.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela.
Venezuela: 0.06 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 52% of Venezuela, but only 31% of the median country.
Venezuela: 52.2% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Venezuela emits 37% more CO₂ than someone in the median country.
Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in the median country.
Venezuela: 91.1% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 5% more fine dust than in Venezuela.
Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.6 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in the median country.
Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Venezuela are 7% deadlier than in the median country.
Venezuela: 13.2 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Venezuela is on average 2.9 °C warmer than the median country.
Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 2.1 times as much rain as the median country.
Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Venezuela bigger than the median country?
Venezuela is larger. The median country fits inside Venezuela 8.2 times.
Which has more people, Venezuela or the median country?
Venezuela has 3.9 times as many people as the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Venezuela or the median country?
People in the median country live 1.9 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 72.7 years in Venezuela and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Venezuela or the median country?
Venezuela and the median country are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
