Mozambique vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 14% larger than Mozambique.
MozambiqueVenezuelaMozambique moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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Mozambique is 0.88× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 1.14× the size of Mozambique.
| Mozambique | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 801,590 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 35,631,653 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 44 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Maputo | Caracas |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mozambique sits at about 17°S 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 Mozambique bigger than Venezuela?
- No. Mozambique is 12% smaller than Venezuela. Mozambique covers 801,590 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Mozambique fit into Venezuela?
- About 1.1 times: Venezuela has 1.14× the area of Mozambique.
- Why do Mozambique and Venezuela look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mozambique 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, Mozambique or Venezuela?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 28,516,896. Density: Mozambique 44 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².