Botswana vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 57% larger than Botswana. Botswana would fit into Venezuela about 1.6 times.
BotswanaVenezuelaBotswana moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
0.64×
Botswana is 0.64× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 1.57× the size of Botswana.
| Botswana | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,737 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 2,562,122 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 4.4 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Gaborone | Caracas |
| Region | Southern Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Botswana sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.17× 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 Botswana bigger than Venezuela?
- No. Botswana is 36% smaller than Venezuela. Botswana covers 581,737 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Botswana fit into Venezuela?
- About 1.6 times: Venezuela has 1.57× the area of Botswana.
- Why do Botswana and Venezuela look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Botswana is drawn about 1.17× 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, Botswana or Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 2,562,122. Density: Botswana 4.4 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².