Czechia vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 11.6 times larger than Czechia. Czechia would fit into Venezuela about 12 times.
CzechiaVenezuelaCzechia moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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Czechia is 0.09× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 11.6× the size of Czechia.
| Czechia | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 78,871 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 10,886,878 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 138 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Prague | Caracas |
| Region | Eastern Europe | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Czechia sits at about 50°N and is stretched to 2.39× its true area; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. That difference is why Czechia 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 Czechia bigger than Venezuela?
- No. Czechia is 11.6 times smaller than Venezuela. Czechia covers 78,871 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Czechia fit into Venezuela?
- About 12 times: Venezuela has 11.6× the area of Czechia.
- Why do Czechia and Venezuela look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Czechia is drawn about 2.39× its true area there and Venezuela about 1.02×. That is why Czechia 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, Czechia or Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 10,886,878. Density: Czechia 138 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².