Greece vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 6.91 times larger than Greece. Greece would fit into Venezuela about 6.9 times.
GreeceVenezuelaGreece moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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Greece is 0.14× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 6.91× the size of Greece.
| Greece | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 131,957 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 10,413,962 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 79 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Athens | Caracas |
| Region | Southern Europe | 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. Greece sits at about 39°N and is stretched to 1.66× its true area; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. That difference is why Greece 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 Greece bigger than Venezuela?
- No. Greece is 6.91 times smaller than Venezuela. Greece covers 131,957 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Greece fit into Venezuela?
- About 6.9 times: Venezuela has 6.91× the area of Greece.
- Why do Greece and Venezuela look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Greece is drawn about 1.66× its true area there and Venezuela about 1.02×. That is why Greece 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, Greece or Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 10,413,962. Density: Greece 79 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².