Japan vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 2.41 times larger than Japan. Japan would fit into Venezuela about 2.4 times.
JapanVenezuelaJapan moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
0.41×
Japan is 0.41× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 2.41× the size of Japan.
| Japan | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Caracas |
| Region | Eastern Asia | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Japan sits at about 37°N and is stretched to 1.59× its true area; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. That difference is why Japan 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 Japan bigger than Venezuela?
- No. Japan is 2.41 times smaller than Venezuela. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Japan fit into Venezuela?
- About 2.4 times: Venezuela has 2.41× the area of Japan.
- Why do Japan and Venezuela look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Japan is drawn about 1.59× its true area there and Venezuela about 1.02×. That is why Japan 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, Japan or Venezuela?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 28,516,896. Density: Japan 326 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².