Mali vs Venezuela
Mali is 36% larger than Venezuela.
MaliVenezuelaMali moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
1.36×
Mali is 1.36× the area of Venezuela.
| Mali | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,240,192 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 25,198,821 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 20 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Bamako | Caracas |
| Region | Western Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Mali sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Mali bigger than Venezuela?
- Yes. Mali is 36% larger than Venezuela. Mali covers 1,240,192 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Venezuela fit into Mali?
- About 1.4 times: Mali has 1.36× the area of Venezuela.
- Why do Mali and Venezuela look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mali is drawn about 1.1× 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, Mali or Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 25,198,821. Density: Mali 20 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².