Ecuador vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 3.55 times larger than Ecuador. Ecuador would fit into Venezuela about 3.5 times.
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Ecuador is 0.28× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 3.55× the size of Ecuador.
| Ecuador | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 257,204 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 18,289,896 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Quito | Caracas |
| Region | South America | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ecuador 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 Ecuador bigger than Venezuela?
- No. Ecuador is 3.55 times smaller than Venezuela. Ecuador covers 257,204 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Ecuador fit into Venezuela?
- About 3.5 times: Venezuela has 3.55× the area of Ecuador.
- Why do Ecuador and Venezuela look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ecuador 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, Ecuador or Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 18,289,896. Density: Ecuador 71 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².