Austria vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 10.9 times larger than Austria. Austria would fit into Venezuela about 11 times.
AustriaVenezuelaAustria moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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Austria is 0.09× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 10.9× the size of Austria.
| Austria | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 83,879 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 9,208,163 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 110 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Vienna | Caracas |
| Region | Western Europe | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 8 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Austria sits at about 48°N and is stretched to 2.2× its true area; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. That difference is why Austria looks so much bigger than it is next to Venezuela. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Austria bigger than Venezuela?
- No. Austria is 10.9 times smaller than Venezuela. Austria covers 83,879 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Austria fit into Venezuela?
- About 11 times: Venezuela has 10.9× the area of Austria.
- Why do Austria and Venezuela look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Austria is drawn about 2.2× its true area there and Venezuela about 1.02×. That is why Austria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Venezuela. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Austria or Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 9,208,163. Density: Austria 110 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².