Central African Republic vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 46% larger than Central African Republic.
Central African RepublicVenezuelaCentral African Republic moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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Central African Republic is 0.68× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 1.46× the size of Central African Republic.
| Central African Republic | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 622,984 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 5,513,282 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 8.8 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Bangui | Caracas |
| Region | Middle Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Central African Republic sits at about 7°N and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Central African Republic bigger than Venezuela?
- No. Central African Republic is 32% smaller than Venezuela. Central African Republic covers 622,984 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Central African Republic fit into Venezuela?
- About 1.5 times: Venezuela has 1.46× the area of Central African Republic.
- Why do Central African Republic and Venezuela look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Central African Republic is drawn about 1.01× 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, Central African Republic or Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 5,513,282. Density: Central African Republic 8.8 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².