Egypt vs Venezuela
Egypt is 11% larger than Venezuela.
EgyptVenezuelaEgypt moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
1.11×
Egypt is 1.11× the area of Venezuela.
| Egypt | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Caracas |
| Region | Northern Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than Venezuela?
- Yes. Egypt is 11% larger than Venezuela. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Venezuela fit into Egypt?
- About 1.1 times: Egypt has 1.11× the area of Venezuela.
- Why do Egypt and Venezuela look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or Venezuela?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 28,516,896. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².