Iran vs Venezuela
Iran is 81% larger than Venezuela. Venezuela would fit into Iran about 1.8 times.
IranVenezuelaIran moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
1.81×
Iran is 1.81× the area of Venezuela.
| Iran | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,648,195 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 92,417,681 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Tehran | Caracas |
| Region | Southern Asia | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Iran sits at about 33°N and is stretched to 1.41× 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 Iran bigger than Venezuela?
- Yes. Iran is 81% larger than Venezuela. Iran covers 1,648,195 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Venezuela fit into Iran?
- About 1.8 times: Iran has 1.81× the area of Venezuela.
- Why do Iran and Venezuela look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Iran is drawn about 1.41× 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, Iran or Venezuela?
- Iran: 92,417,681 people against 28,516,896. Density: Iran 56 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².