Croatia vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 16.1 times larger than Croatia. Croatia would fit into Venezuela about 16 times.
CroatiaVenezuelaCroatia moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
0.06×
Croatia is 0.06× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 16.1× the size of Croatia.
| Croatia | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 56,594 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 3,876,200 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 68 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Zagreb | Caracas |
| Region | Southern Europe | 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. Croatia sits at about 45°N and is stretched to 2.01× its true area; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. That difference is why Croatia looks so much bigger than it is next to Venezuela. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Croatia bigger than Venezuela?
- No. Croatia is 16.1 times smaller than Venezuela. Croatia covers 56,594 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Croatia fit into Venezuela?
- About 16 times: Venezuela has 16.1× the area of Croatia.
- Why do Croatia and Venezuela look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Croatia is drawn about 2.01× its true area there and Venezuela about 1.02×. That is why Croatia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Venezuela. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Croatia or Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 3,876,200. Density: Croatia 68 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².