Brazil vs Venezuela
Brazil is 9.34 times larger than Venezuela. Venezuela would fit into Brazil about 9.3 times.
BrazilVenezuelaBrazil moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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Brazil is 9.34× the area of Venezuela.
| Brazil | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 8,515,767 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 212,812,405 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 25 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Brasilia | Caracas |
| Region | South America | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 10 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Brazil sits at about 11°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Brazil bigger than Venezuela?
- Yes. Brazil is 9.34 times larger than Venezuela. Brazil covers 8,515,767 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Venezuela fit into Brazil?
- About 9.3 times: Brazil has 9.34× the area of Venezuela.
- Why do Brazil and Venezuela look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Brazil is drawn about 1.04× 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, Brazil or Venezuela?
- Brazil: 212,812,405 people against 28,516,896. Density: Brazil 25 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².