INR
…
VES
…
Land Area
India
3,287,263 km²
Largest
Venezuela
912,050 km²
27.7% of largest
India is 3.60× larger than Venezuela
Population
India
LARGEST
1.46B
PEOPLE
Venezuela
1.9% OF LARGEST
28.52M
PEOPLE
India has 51.33× the population of Venezuela
GDP
India
LARGEST
$3.96T
Venezuela
2.5% OF LARGEST
$99.66B
Armed Forces
Active Personnel
India
LARGEST
1.45M
TROOPS
Venezuela
8.5% OF LARGEST
123K
TROOPS
India has 11.75× the active personnel of Venezuela
Air Force
India
LARGEST
2.18K
AIRCRAFT
Venezuela
10.2% OF LARGEST
223
AIRCRAFT
India has 9.78× the aircraft of Venezuela
Naval Assets
India
Venezuela
Wealth
Gold Reserves
India
LARGEST
876.2
Metric Tonnes
Venezuela
18.5% OF LARGEST
162.2
Metric Tonnes
Foreign-Exchange Reserves
India
LARGEST
$570B
Reserves · excl. gold
Venezuela
0.5% OF LARGEST
$3B
Reserves · excl. gold
Billionaires
India
MOST
200
billionaires
Venezuela
—
Oil
Proven Reserves
India
LARGEST
4.5
Billion barrels
Production & Consumption
India
NET IMPORTER
Production
0.7M b/d
Consumption
5.3M b/d
−4.6M b/d net
Trade (Import/Export)
India
$827.4B
Exports
$827.4B
Imports
$918.3B
Trade Balance
$-90.9B
Trade Deficit
Venezuela
$20.2B
Exports
$20.2B
Imports
$11.1B
Trade Balance
+$9.2B
Trade Surplus
Drinks per Person
Coffee
kg / person / yr
Venezuela
supply
India
consumption
Tea
kg / person / yr
India
consumption
Venezuela
supply
Beer
litres / person / yr
Venezuela
supply
India
supply
Wine
litres / person / yr
Venezuela
supply
India
consumption
Alcohol
litres pure alcohol / person / yr
India
consumption
Venezuela
consumption
Smoking
% of adults 15+ who smoke
India
Venezuela
Per-capita — consumption where available, else FAOSTAT supply · alcohol = litres of pure alcohol; smoking = % of adults 15+ (WHO)
Olympic Medals
India
10
Gold
10
Silver
21
Bronze
41
Total Medals
☀ Summer: 41
❄ Winter: 0
Venezuela
3
Gold
7
Silver
9
Bronze
19
Total Medals
☀ Summer: 19
❄ Winter: 0
Religious Demographics
Religious Distribution
Religious Composition by Country
India
Venezuela
Age Demographics
Median Age
Venezuela
29.8
YEARS
10
30
50
70
India
28.2
YEARS
10
30
50
70
Age Distribution
Population breakdown by age bracket (percentage)
Demographic Insights
Age Gap
Venezuela is 1.6 years older (median) than India
Youth Population
India has the highest youth population at 52.5% (under 30)
Elderly Population
Venezuela has the highest elderly population at 9.5% (60+)
Global Statistics
| Metric |
India
|
Venezuela
|
|---|---|---|
| Travel & Mobility | ||
| Passport Power visa-free destinations |
62
|
— |
| Tourist Arrivals per year |
17.9M
|
— |
| Culture & Prestige | ||
| Nobel Laureates all-time |
10
|
1
|
| UNESCO Heritage Sites inscribed sites |
43
|
3
|
Figures as of 2026. Sources: IMF, EIA/OPEC, Henley Passport Index, UNWTO, Forbes, Michelin Guide, Nobel Foundation, UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
Cost of Living
|
Metric
All indices use New York City as base (100)
Lower values indicate lower costs.
|
India
|
Venezuela
|
|---|---|---|
| Cost of Living Index |
|
N/A |
| Rent Index |
|
N/A |
| Groceries Index |
|
N/A |
| Restaurant Price Index |
|
N/A |
| Local Purchasing Power |
|
N/A |
| Common Expenses Comparison | ||
| Meal at Inexpensive Restaurant (USD) | $3 | N/A |
| Three-Course Meal for 2 (USD) | $15 | N/A |
| Monthly Rent - City Center (USD) | $250 | N/A |
| Monthly Rent - Outside Center (USD) | $150 | N/A |
| Monthly Utilities (USD) | $35 | N/A |
| Internet (60 Mbps, USD) | $12 | N/A |
| Monthly Public Transport Pass (USD) | $15 | N/A |
Health
Healthcare spending, capacity and outcomes. Sources: World Bank / WHO — the year tag shows each figure’s vintage; “—” means the country doesn’t report that metric.
Health spending / person
Venezuela
India
Physicians per 1,000
Venezuela
India
Hospital beds per 1,000
India
Venezuela
Diabetes prevalence
India
Venezuela
Obesity prevalence
Venezuela
India
Suicide rate per 100k
India
Venezuela
Want the long view?
GDP, population, reserves & trade for India vs Venezuela — charted over the decades.
Basic Information
| Metric | India | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1463865525 | 28516896 |
| Area (sq km) | 3287263 | 912050 |
| Capital | New Delhi | Caracas |
| Official Language | Hindi and English (official), 21 other scheduled languages | Spanish |
| Currency | Indian Rupee (INR) | Venezuelan Bolívar (VES) |
| Government Type | Federal parliamentary constitutional republic | Federal presidential republic |
Military Strength
| Metric | India | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Active Personnel | 1,445,000 | 123,000 |
| Reserve Personnel | 1,155,000 | 8,000 |
| Total Military Personnel | 2,610,550 | 131,000 |
| Defense Budget (USD) | $81,400,000,000 | $4,000,000,000 |
| Tanks | 4,614 | 390 |
| Armored Vehicles | 12,000 | 700 |
| Self-Propelled Artillery | 100 | 48 |
| Towed Artillery | 4,175 | 56 |
| Rocket Projectors | 266 | 24 |
Economy
| Metric | India | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| GDP (USD) | $3,956,067,115,772 | $99,661,244,156 |
| GDP Per Capita (USD) | $2,702 | $3,495 |
| Unemployment Rate (%) | 4.2% | 5.3% |
| GINI Index (Income Inequality) | 25.5 | 44.8 |
| Currency | Indian Rupee (INR) | Venezuelan Bolívar (VES) |
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Interesting Comparisons & Trivia
Did You Know?
India is 3.6 times larger in area than Venezuela.
India has 51.3 times more people than Venezuela.
With over a billion people, that's more than 1/8 of humanity!
Venezuela has the highest GDP per capita at $3,495 among the selected countries.
India has the largest economy with a GDP of
$3.96 trillion.
India has the largest active military personnel with 1,445,000 troops.
India has the largest air force with 2,182 aircraft.
India has the largest navy with 295 vessels.
India Fact: India has the world's largest film industry, producing over 1,800 films annually, more than twice Hollywood's output.
India vs Venezuela: Key Comparisons
Economy: India's GDP of $4.0T is 39.7x larger than Venezuela's $100B — both among the world's largest economies.
Population: India's population of 1.5B is 51.3x larger than Venezuela's 29M.
Area: India covers 3,287,263 km², making it 3.6x larger than Venezuela.
Military: India fields 1.4Million active troops vs Venezuela's 120Thousand.
Trade: India has a trade deficit of $91B while Venezuela runs a trade surplus of $9B.
Life Expectancy: Venezuela leads with a life expectancy of 73 years vs India's 72.
Data compiled from World Bank, IMF, Global Firepower, SIPRI, Numbeo, and Pew Research.
Last updated August 2026.
Sources & methodology