Jersey vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 7,729 times larger than Jersey. Jersey would fit into Venezuela about 7729 times.
JerseyVenezuelaJersey moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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Jersey is 0.0× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 7,729× the size of Jersey.
| Jersey | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 118 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 103,267 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 875 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Saint Helier | Caracas |
| Region | Northern Europe | 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. Jersey sits at about 49°N and is stretched to 2.34× its true area; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. That difference is why Jersey 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 Jersey bigger than Venezuela?
- No. Jersey is 7,729 times smaller than Venezuela. Jersey covers 118 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Jersey fit into Venezuela?
- About 7729 times: Venezuela has 7,729× the area of Jersey.
- Why do Jersey and Venezuela look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Jersey is drawn about 2.34× its true area there and Venezuela about 1.02×. That is why Jersey 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, Jersey or Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 103,267. Density: Jersey 875 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².