Angola vs Venezuela
Angola is 37% larger than Venezuela.
AngolaVenezuelaAngola moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
1.37×
Angola is 1.37× the area of Venezuela.
| Angola | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,246,700 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 39,040,039 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Luanda | Caracas |
| Region | Middle Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Angola sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× its true area; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Angola bigger than Venezuela?
- Yes. Angola is 37% larger than Venezuela. Angola covers 1,246,700 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Venezuela fit into Angola?
- About 1.4 times: Angola has 1.37× the area of Venezuela.
- Why do Angola and Venezuela look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Angola is drawn about 1.05× its true area there and Venezuela about 1.02×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Angola or Venezuela?
- Angola: 39,040,039 people against 28,516,896. Density: Angola 31 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².