Australia vs Venezuela
Australia is 8.43 times larger than Venezuela. Venezuela would fit into Australia about 8.4 times.
AustraliaVenezuelaAustralia moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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Australia is 8.43× the area of Venezuela.
| Australia | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 7,692,024 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 27,614,411 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 3.6 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Canberra | Caracas |
| Region | Australia and New Zealand | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Australia sits at about 26°S and is stretched to 1.23× 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 Australia bigger than Venezuela?
- Yes. Australia is 8.43 times larger than Venezuela. Australia covers 7,692,024 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Venezuela fit into Australia?
- About 8.4 times: Australia has 8.43× the area of Venezuela.
- Why do Australia and Venezuela look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Australia is drawn about 1.23× 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, Australia or Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 27,614,411. Density: Australia 3.6 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².