Canada vs Venezuela: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 107 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Canada and Venezuela: Venezuela leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (926,300) against Canada (2.01); Venezuela leads on Oil Consumption (746,000) against Canada (2.21); Venezuela leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (325,800) against Canada (1.11). Across 107 compared metrics, Canada wins on 66 and Venezuela wins on 32.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 43 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)92.7 %61.6 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2023 est.)percent of population: 62% (2017 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score78.75 points29.21 points
Radios32.310.75
Televisions21.54.1
Waterways6367,100

Economy

43 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.01B $8.19B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.59T $162.01B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1 %29.5 %
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.2 %21.1 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP3.6 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.60
Electricity Consumption522.271.96
Electricity Exports73.350
Electricity from Fossil Fuels2351
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants5649
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels90
Electricity from Other Renewables120
Electricity Imports2.680
Electricity Installed Capacity143.531
Electricity Production649.6109.3
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)311.6 USD per capita54.47 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient33.339
Gross Fixed Investment23.719.3
Gross National Saving20.812.1
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-0.9 %-5.84 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %200.9 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP0.6 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption124.424.21
Natural Gas Exports83.960
Natural Gas Imports26.360
Natural Gas Production159.127.07
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.065.74
Oil Consumption2.21746,000
Oil Exports1.931.87
Oil Imports1.090
Oil Production3.482.38
Oil Proved Reserves175.2211.2
Population Below Poverty Line9.4 people33.1 people
Public Debt61.338.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD-19.67 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.45659,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.12325,800
Refined Petroleum Products Imports405,70020,640
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.01926,300
Remittances0.040.03
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.259.71
Taxes and Other Revenues12.8344.2
Unemployment Rate6.5 %5.5 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-12.14M-3.55M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions585.8576.73
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributionvast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbiamost of the population is concentrated in the northern and western highlands along an eastern spur at the northern end of the Andes, an area that includes the capital of Caracas
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country370 Cubic meters per year227 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.91.33

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %0.83 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)90.43204.72
Agricultural land559,597.6 sq. km215,000 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)202,080 km2,800 km
Dam capacity per capita20,790.38 cubic meters per inhabitant5,928.85 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land9,04510,550

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country87.73 %0.52 %
Administrative Divisions1023
Independence15
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.3355.85
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.78.6
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.2 % of GDP4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.5 %
Hospital Bed Density2.6 people/sq km1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)12 %227 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29.4 %25.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA100,000
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)72,000343,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Currently married (Percent)50.95 %47.71 %
Life expectancy at birth85.29 years77.19 years
Median age of population40.75 years29.62 years
Population Change437,571 persons207,929.9 persons
Population density4.46 per sq. km31.16 per sq. km
Total population40.51M persons28.63M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.13
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB-CB-C
Birth Rate (%)9.12 %16.45 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA75 %
Death Rate (%)7.75 %6.54 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP0 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.19M persons7.03M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate22.8711.14
Length of paid parental leave for mother94.5 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population6.37 people2.97 people
Mean Male Height (cm)178.09171.59
Military Manpower at Military Age1618
Military Service Age and Obligation1718
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.27 %88.66 %
Physician Density2.82 people/sq km1.66 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.73 %0.88 %
Population living in slums1.2 %25.03 %
Total deaths326,297.8 persons220,071.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)75.87 %61.52 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman2.05 per woman
Total net-migration406,485.5 persons-8,316.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate4.43 per live births17.21 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.960.06
Airports1,459509
Civil Air Travel63656
Heliports50688

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