Laos vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 3.85 times larger than Laos. Laos would fit into Venezuela about 3.9 times.
LaosVenezuelaLaos moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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Laos is 0.26× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 3.85× the size of Laos.
| Laos | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 236,800 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 7,873,046 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 33 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Vientiane | Caracas |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Laos sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 Laos bigger than Venezuela?
- No. Laos is 3.85 times smaller than Venezuela. Laos covers 236,800 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Laos fit into Venezuela?
- About 3.9 times: Venezuela has 3.85× the area of Laos.
- Why do Laos and Venezuela look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Laos is drawn about 1.11× 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, Laos or Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 7,873,046. Density: Laos 33 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².