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Russia vs Venezuela statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Russia has a population of 144M (ranked 9/197), compared with 28.4M in Venezuela (ranked 53/197). Russia's land area is 6,323,145 sq mi versus 340,561 sq mi for Venezuela (ranked 1st vs. 32nd).

By GDP, Russia ranks 11/197 ($2.17T) and Venezuela ranks 33/197 ($482B). By GDP per capita, Russia ranks 69/197 ($15,145), while Venezuela ranks 66/197 ($15,944).

Main facts and rankings

Russia Venezuela
Population
142718132
28610737
Population rank 9/197 54/197
GDP
$2.17T
2024
$482B
2014
GDP rank 11/197 33/197
GDP per capita
$15,145
2024
$15,944
2014
GDP per capita rank 69/197 66/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$47,405
2024
$17,349
2011
Government debt
$441B
2024
$410B
2014
Debt-to-GDP ratio
21.4%
2025
192.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,075
2024
$13,536
2014
Government debt per person rank 98/185 44/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,262
2025
$4,514
2025
Land area
6,323,145 sq mi
2025
340,561 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.7 ppl/mi²
2024
83.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.41
2023
2.08
2023
Median age
40.9 years
2024
30.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
72.8 years
2025

Russia and Venezuela: Comparison Charts

Russia and Venezuela economies compared

GDP
Russia

Venezuela
Year GDP
Russia Venezuela
1960 - $7,663,938,303
1961 - $8,067,267,031
1962 - $8,814,309,884
1963 - $9,608,717,288
1964 - $8,192,413,793
1965 - $8,427,777,778
1966 - $8,781,333,333
1967 - $9,250,000,000
1968 - $10,034,444,444
1969 - $10,285,111,111
1970 - $11,561,111,111
1971 - $12,986,590,909
1972 - $13,977,727,273
1973 - $17,035,581,395
1974 - $26,100,930,233
1975 - $27,464,651,163
1976 - $31,419,534,884
1977 - $36,210,697,674
1978 - $39,316,279,070
1979 - $48,310,930,233
1980 - $59,116,511,628
1981 - $66,327,441,860
1982 - $67,736,744,186
1983 - $67,556,279,070
1984 - $59,867,743,468
1985 - $61,965,466,667
1986 - $60,516,123,711
1987 - $48,029,034,483
1988 $554,828,660,436 $60,226,413,793
1989 $506,631,299,735 $43,536,709,104
1990 $517,014,446,228 $48,606,952,195
1991 $517,962,962,963 $53,453,444,787
1992 $460,290,556,901 $60,416,519,620
1993 $435,083,713,851 $60,037,460,783
1994 $395,077,301,248 $58,418,666,667
1995 $395,537,185,735 $77,389,487,770
1996 $391,724,890,744 $70,543,211,119
1997 $404,928,954,192 $85,837,678,560
1998 $270,955,486,862 $91,336,763,255
1999 $195,907,128,351 $97,972,842,462
2000 $259,710,142,197 $117,146,466,003
2001 $306,602,070,621 $122,911,036,747
2002 $345,470,494,418 $92,893,587,734
2003 $430,347,420,185 $83,620,628,582
2004 $591,016,690,732 $112,451,400,425
2005 $764,015,973,481 $145,513,489,652
2006 $989,932,071,353 $183,477,522,124
2007 $1,299,703,478,482 $230,364,012,576
2008 $1,660,848,058,303 $315,953,388,511
2009 $1,222,645,900,056 $329,787,628,928
2010 $1,524,916,715,224 $393,192,354,511
2011 $2,045,922,753,398 $316,482,190,800
2012 $2,208,293,553,878 $381,286,237,848
2013 $2,292,470,078,346 $371,005,379,787
2014 $2,059,241,589,895 $482,359,318,768
2015 $1,363,482,182,198 -
2016 $1,276,786,350,881 -
2017 $1,574,199,360,089 -
2018 $1,657,328,773,461 -
2019 $1,693,115,002,708 -
2020 $1,493,075,894,362 -
2021 $1,829,186,719,575 -
2022 $2,291,612,121,335 -
2023 $2,071,505,725,031 -
2024 $2,173,835,806,672 -

Russia and Venezuela economies compared

GDP per capita
Russia

Venezuela
Year GDP per capita
Russia Venezuela
1960 - $939
1961 - $954
1962 - $1,007
1963 - $1,060
1964 - $874
1965 - $869
1966 - $876
1967 - $893
1968 - $938
1969 - $932
1970 - $1,015
1971 - $1,106
1972 - $1,155
1973 - $1,367
1974 - $2,034
1975 - $2,078
1976 - $2,309
1977 - $2,585
1978 - $2,727
1979 - $3,257
1980 - $3,874
1981 - $4,228
1982 - $4,202
1983 - $4,079
1984 - $3,520
1985 - $3,549
1986 - $3,376
1987 - $2,611
1988 $3,778 $3,191
1989 $3,430 $2,250
1990 $3,494 $2,452
1991 $3,490 $2,633
1992 $3,099 $2,907
1993 $2,931 $2,825
1994 $2,662 $2,689
1995 $2,666 $3,487
1996 $2,644 $3,113
1997 $2,738 $3,711
1998 $1,835 $3,870
1999 $1,331 $4,071
2000 $1,772 $4,776
2001 $2,100 $4,920
2002 $2,378 $3,652
2003 $2,975 $3,230
2004 $4,102 $4,269
2005 $5,323 $5,432
2006 $6,920 $6,739
2007 $9,101 $8,332
2008 $11,635 $11,262
2009 $8,563 $11,597
2010 $10,675 $13,646
2011 $14,305 $10,844
2012 $15,402 $12,901
2013 $15,941 $12,403
2014 $14,277 $15,944
2015 $9,427 -
2016 $8,804 -
2017 $10,835 -
2018 $11,399 -
2019 $11,640 -
2020 $10,280 -
2021 $12,637 -
2022 $15,888 -
2023 $14,403 -
2024 $15,145 -

Russia vs. Venezuela life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Russia

Venezuela
Year Life expectancy, years
Russia Venezuela
1950 55.5 51.1
1951 55.3 52
1952 57.6 52.7
1953 58.8 53.4
1954 59.9 54.1
1955 62.1 54.8
1956 66.5 55.5
1957 66 56.2
1958 67.7 56.9
1959 67.4 57.7
1960 68.3 58.4
1961 68.6 59.1
1962 68.5 59.7
1963 69.1 60.5
1964 69.5 61.2
1965 69.3 61.9
1966 69.4 62.9
1967 69.2 63.6
1968 69.1 63.9
1969 68.6 63.8
1970 68.7 64.8
1971 68.9 65.2
1972 68.8 65.6
1973 68.9 65.7
1974 68.7 66.2
1975 68.3 66.7
1976 68.1 67.3
1977 67.9 67.7
1978 67.8 68.1
1979 67.6 68.2
1980 67.5 68.2
1981 67.6 68.7
1982 68.1 69
1983 68 69.5
1984 67.6 69.7
1985 68.3 70
1986 70 70.5
1987 70.1 70.7
1988 69.9 70.8
1989 69.7 70.8
1990 69.3 71
1991 69 71.2
1992 67.8 71.2
1993 65 71.4
1994 63.8 71.3
1995 64 71.7
1996 65.4 71.9
1997 66.6 72.6
1998 66.9 72.4
1999 65.6 72.1
2000 65 72.4
2001 65 71
2002 64.7 72.8
2003 64.7 72.1
2004 65.1 72.8
2005 65.2 73.1
2006 66.5 73
2007 67.5 73.3
2008 67.9 72.6
2009 68.7 72.8
2010 68.2 73.1
2011 69.7 73.1
2012 70.1 73.1
2013 70.6 73.1
2014 70.8 72.8
2015 71.3 73
2016 71.9 72
2017 72.8 71.9
2018 72.9 72.6
2019 73.1 72.8
2020 71.2 72.4
2021 69.8 71.5
2022 72.5 72.6
2023 73.2 72.5
2024 73.3 72.7
2025 73.5 72.8

Russia and Venezuela population clocks and comparison

Population
Russia

Venezuela
Year Population
Russia Venezuela
1960 119,897,000 8,160,090
1961 121,236,000 8,455,915
1962 122,591,000 8,756,870
1963 123,960,000 9,064,021
1964 125,345,000 9,377,712
1965 126,745,000 9,697,790
1966 127,468,000 10,024,854
1967 128,196,000 10,358,513
1968 128,928,000 10,697,530
1969 129,664,000 11,040,280
1970 130,404,000 11,387,790
1971 131,155,000 11,741,008
1972 131,909,000 12,099,180
1973 132,669,000 12,463,537
1974 133,432,000 12,835,351
1975 134,200,000 13,215,892
1976 135,147,000 13,606,284
1977 136,100,000 14,006,812
1978 137,060,000 14,416,684
1979 138,027,000 14,834,552
1980 139,010,000 15,258,218
1981 139,941,000 15,687,297
1982 140,823,000 16,121,874
1983 141,668,000 16,562,205
1984 142,745,000 17,008,841
1985 143,858,000 17,461,434
1986 144,894,000 17,923,536
1987 145,908,000 18,394,963
1988 146,857,000 18,871,020
1989 147,721,000 19,348,921
1990 147,969,406 19,827,010
1991 148,394,216 20,304,896
1992 148,538,197 20,780,948
1993 148,458,777 21,254,520
1994 148,407,912 21,725,188
1995 148,375,787 22,193,821
1996 148,160,129 22,662,113
1997 147,915,361 23,131,685
1998 147,670,784 23,601,337
1999 147,214,776 24,066,593
2000 146,596,869 24,526,708
2001 145,976,482 24,979,922
2002 145,306,497 25,435,671
2003 144,648,618 25,892,703
2004 144,067,316 26,340,838
2005 143,518,814 26,785,804
2006 143,049,637 27,224,686
2007 142,805,114 27,649,363
2008 142,742,366 28,053,696
2009 142,785,348 28,438,298
2010 142,849,468 28,813,101
2011 143,018,195 29,185,212
2012 143,378,447 29,553,826
2013 143,805,638 29,912,198
2014 144,237,223 30,254,079
2015 144,640,716 30,573,972
2016 145,015,460 30,765,720
2017 145,293,260 30,565,323
2018 145,398,106 29,807,592
2019 145,453,291 28,938,098
2020 145,245,148 28,444,077
2021 144,746,762 28,237,826
2022 144,236,933 28,213,017
2023 143,826,130 28,300,854
2024 143,533,851 28,405,543

Fertility rates in Russia and Venezuela

Fertility rate
Russia

Venezuela
Year Fertility rate
Russia Venezuela
1960 2.52 6.38
1961 2.45 6.3
1962 2.36 6.23
1963 2.27 6.16
1964 2.18 6.07
1965 2.13 5.98
1966 2.1 5.87
1967 2.04 5.75
1968 1.99 5.61
1969 1.97 5.47
1970 1.99 5.32
1971 2.03 5.17
1972 2.04 5.04
1973 2.01 4.91
1974 2 4.79
1975 1.98 4.69
1976 1.97 4.59
1977 1.95 4.49
1978 1.92 4.4
1979 1.9 4.3
1980 1.89 4.2
1981 1.91 4.1
1982 2.04 4.01
1983 2.11 3.93
1984 2.06 3.86
1985 2.05 3.79
1986 2.15 3.73
1987 2.22 3.67
1988 2.12 3.6
1989 2.01 3.52
1990 1.89 3.45
1991 1.73 3.37
1992 1.55 3.29
1993 1.39 3.22
1994 1.4 3.15
1995 1.34 3.08
1996 1.27 3.02
1997 1.22 2.97
1998 1.23 2.91
1999 1.16 2.86
2000 1.2 2.79
2001 1.22 2.78
2002 1.29 2.74
2003 1.32 2.7
2004 1.34 2.64
2005 1.29 2.63
2006 1.31 2.6
2007 1.42 2.52
2008 1.5 2.48
2009 1.54 2.42
2010 1.57 2.4
2011 1.58 2.4
2012 1.69 2.38
2013 1.71 2.33
2014 1.75 2.3
2015 1.78 2.25
2016 1.76 2.22
2017 1.62 2.18
2018 1.58 2.15
2019 1.5 2.13
2020 1.51 2.12
2021 1.51 2.11
2022 1.42 2.09
2023 1.41 2.08

Russia and Venezuela demographics compared

Median age
Russia

Venezuela
Year Median age, years
Russia Venezuela
1960 27.1 16.6
1961 27.4 16.6
1962 27.7 16.5
1963 28.1 16.5
1964 28.3 16.5
1965 28.6 16.5
1966 28.9 16.6
1967 29.2 16.6
1968 29.8 16.7
1969 30.3 16.9
1970 30.7 17
1971 31 17.2
1972 31.1 17.3
1973 31.1 17.5
1974 30.9 17.7
1975 30.7 17.9
1976 30.6 18.1
1977 30.9 18.3
1978 31 18.5
1979 31.1 18.7
1980 31.3 18.8
1981 31.4 19
1982 31.6 19.2
1983 31.7 19.4
1984 31.8 19.6
1985 32 19.8
1986 32.2 20
1987 32.4 20.2
1988 32.6 20.4
1989 32.9 20.6
1990 33.2 20.8
1991 33.6 21
1992 33.9 21.2
1993 34.4 21.4
1994 34.7 21.6
1995 35 21.9
1996 35.3 22.1
1997 35.7 22.3
1998 36 22.6
1999 36.3 22.8
2000 36.6 23.1
2001 36.8 23.4
2002 36.9 23.6
2003 37 23.9
2004 37.2 24.1
2005 37.4 24.4
2006 37.6 24.7
2007 37.7 24.9
2008 37.8 25.2
2009 37.9 25.5
2010 38 25.8
2011 38.1 26.1
2012 38.3 26.5
2013 38.4 26.8
2014 38.6 27.1
2015 38.7 27.4
2016 38.8 27.7
2017 39 28
2018 39.2 28.4
2019 39.4 28.9
2020 39.7 29.2
2021 39.9 29.6
2022 40.1 29.8
2023 40.5 30
2024 40.9 30.2

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Population

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Russia Venezuela
GNI, Atlas method
$2.24T
2024
$393B
2014
Government expenditure, % of GDP
37.6%
2025
15.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.16%
2023
0.003%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
5.86%
2023
0.5%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,454,000
2020
343,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.01%
2025
-5.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.43%
2024
7.53%
2020
Services, % of GDP
57.5%
2024
51.7%
2014
Industry, % of GDP
30.7%
2024
37.2%
2014
Economic freedom index
51.6
2025
27.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.1%
2023
33.2%
2006
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2023
1.2%
2006
Number of millionaires
381,726
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.34%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
140
2025
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
0.000005%
2025
Listed domestic companies
194
2023
37
2014
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$650B
2023
$3.98B
2002
Total reserves including gold
$597B
2023
$9.79B
2017
Personal remittances received
$1.91B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
6,359,000
2020
429,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
1.3%
2020
1.9%
2016
Banked people share
79.3%
2024
87.3%
2024

Energy

Russia Venezuela
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,601 kg
2022
1,478 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.43
2022
$7.51
2011
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2,070 megatons
2023
84.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
14.4 tons
2023
2.99 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
89.5%
2022
85.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
3.5%
2021
33.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.45%
2022
13.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-75.1%
2022
-73.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
7,184 kWh
2022
1,989 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
19.2%
2021
75.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
17.3%
2022
78.3%
2022
Nuclear share
19.4%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Russia Venezuela
% of world population
1.76%
2024
0.35%
2024
Annual migration change
-178,042
2024
-105,297
2024
Urban population
75.5%
2024
88.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.79 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
28.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
22
2024
10
2024
Higher education index
84
2025
62
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.8
2021
12.6
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12
2019
39
2019
Visa free countries
125
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
97.6%
2022
English speaking
4.84%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
94.4%
2024
61.6%
2017

Health

Russia Venezuela
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,078
2022
$208.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$298.7
2022
$51.9
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
72.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.05%
2008
0.71%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.83
2020
1.66
2017
Age at first childbirth
25.2 years
2013
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
9
2023
227
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.5
2023
24.3
2023
Obesity rate
24.8%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.9%
2024
8.6%
2024
Air quality index
69
2025
73
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.5 liters
2020
1.99 liters
2020

Territory

Russia Venezuela
% of world land
11%
2025
0.59%
2025
Land area per capita
44,053 sq mi
2024
11,989 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
832,826 sq mi
2025
83,012 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,147,937 sq mi
2025
177,888 sq mi
2025
Roads length
981,326 mi
2023
59,769 mi
2014

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