Belize vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 39.7 times larger than Belize. Belize would fit into Venezuela about 40 times.
BelizeVenezuelaBelize moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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Belize is 0.03× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 39.7× the size of Belize.
| Belize | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 22,966 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 422,924 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 18 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Belmopan | Caracas |
| Region | Central America | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Belize sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Belize bigger than Venezuela?
- No. Belize is 39.7 times smaller than Venezuela. Belize covers 22,966 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Belize fit into Venezuela?
- About 40 times: Venezuela has 39.7× the area of Belize.
- Why do Belize and Venezuela look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Belize is drawn about 1.1× 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, Belize or Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 422,924. Density: Belize 18 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².