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United States vs Venezuela: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 108 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

United States
usa
Leads on 68 of 108 metrics
Venezuela
ven
Leads on 31 of 108 metrics

Summary

Comparing United States and Venezuela: Venezuela leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (325,800) against United States (5.22); Venezuela leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (926,300) against United States (20.30); Venezuela leads on Oil Consumption (746,000) against United States (19.15). Across 108 compared metrics, United States wins on 68 and Venezuela wins on 31.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 43 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 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🇺🇸 United States🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)87.27 %★61.6 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 93% (2023 est.)percent of population: 62% (2017 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score65.49 points★29.21 points
Radios575★10.75
Televisions219★4.1
Waterways41,009★7,100

Economy

43 metrics
Metric🇺🇸 United States🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country350.60B $★8.19B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars32.95T $★162.01B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0.5 %29.5 %★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.1 %21.1 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)16.9 % of GDP★3.6 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index92★0
Electricity Consumption3.971.96★
Electricity Exports9.7★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels70★51
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants749★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels9★0
Electricity from Other Renewables14★0
Electricity Imports72.72★0
Electricity Installed Capacity1.0931★
Electricity Production4.1109.3★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)278.47 USD per capita★54.47 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient41.5★39
Gross Fixed Investment12.919.3★
Gross National Saving18.9★12.1
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.25 %★-5.84 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.9 %★200.9 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3.2 % of GDP★0.6 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption767.6★24.21
Natural Gas Exports89.7★0
Natural Gas Imports86.15★0
Natural Gas Production772.8★27.07
Natural Gas Proved Reserves05.74★
Oil Consumption19.15746,000★
Oil Exports1.92★1.87
Oil Imports10.27★0
Oil Production9.69★2.38
Oil Proved Reserves20.68211.2★
Population Below Poverty Line15.1 people★33.1 people
Public Debt114.838.9★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.8 USD★-19.67 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption19.96659,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports5.22325,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports2.1820,640★
Refined Petroleum Products Production20.3926,300★
Remittances0.030.03
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)1★9.71
Taxes and Other Revenues12.1844.2★
Unemployment Rate4.2 %★5.5 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇺🇸 United States🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-14.29M★-3.55M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions4.8★76.73
Contiguous Zone1215★
Continental Shelfnot specified;200
Population Distributionlarge urban clusters are spread throughout the eastern half of the US (particularly the Great Lakes area, northeast, east, and southeast) and the western-tier states; mountainous areas such as the Rocky Mountains and Appalachians, deserts in the southwestmost 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 Country1,383 Cubic meters per year★227 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources3.07★1.33

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇺🇸 United States🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization2.11 %★0.83 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)94.67204.72★
Agricultural land4.17M sq. km★215,000 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)19,924 km★2,800 km
Dam capacity per capita2,113 cubic meters per inhabitant5,928.85 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land234,782★10,550

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇺🇸 United States🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country88.3 %★0.52 %
Administrative Divisions50★23
Independence45★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇺🇸 United States🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)22.17★55.85
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)13.7★8.6
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)16.6 % of GDP★4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.5 %
Hospital Bed Density2.7 people/sq km★1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)17 %★227 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)36.2 %25.6 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA100,000
Underweight Children Under 50.4NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇺🇸 United States🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)1.40M★343,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇺🇸 United States🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Currently married (Percent)51.38 %★47.71 %
Life expectancy at birth83.22 years★77.19 years
Median age of population38.79 years★29.62 years
Population Change2.26M persons★207,929.9 persons
Population density38.15 per sq. km31.16 per sq. km★
Total population349.13M persons★28.63M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.4★0.13
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsC★B-C
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %16.45 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73.9 %75 %★
Death Rate (%)8.76 %6.54 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP★0 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age78.56M persons★7.03M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate174.17★11.14
Length of paid parental leave for mother183.4 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population18.94 people★2.97 people
Mean Male Height (cm)177.13★171.59
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization74.52 %88.66 %★
Physician Density3.68 people/sq km★1.66 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.45 %0.88 %★
Population living in slums0.05 %25.03 %★
Total deaths2.87M persons220,071.7 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.73 %★61.52 %
Total fertility rate1.61 per woman2.05 per woman★
Total net-migration1.49M persons★-8,316.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate5.52 per live births★17.21 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇺🇸 United States🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)2.06★0.06
Airports16,116★509
Civil Air Travel8,252★56
Heliports8,130★88

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