Colombia vs Venezuela
Colombia is 25% larger than Venezuela.
ColombiaVenezuelaColombia moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
1.25×
Colombia is 1.25× the area of Venezuela.
| Colombia | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Caracas |
| Region | South America | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Colombia sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Colombia bigger than Venezuela?
- Yes. Colombia is 25% larger than Venezuela. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Venezuela fit into Colombia?
- About 1.3 times: Colombia has 1.25× the area of Venezuela.
- Why do Colombia and Venezuela look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Colombia is drawn about 1.0× 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, Colombia or Venezuela?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 28,516,896. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².