Congo vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 2.67 times larger than Congo. Congo would fit into Venezuela about 2.7 times.
CongoVenezuelaCongo moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
0.37×
Congo is 0.37× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 2.67× the size of Congo.
| Congo | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 342,000 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 6,484,437 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 19 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Brazzaville | Caracas |
| Region | Middle Africa | 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. Congo sits at about 1°S 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 Congo bigger than Venezuela?
- No. Congo is 2.67 times smaller than Venezuela. Congo covers 342,000 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Congo fit into Venezuela?
- About 2.7 times: Venezuela has 2.67× the area of Congo.
- Why do Congo and Venezuela look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Congo 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, Congo or Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 6,484,437. Density: Congo 19 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².