Peru vs Venezuela
Peru is 41% larger than Venezuela.
PeruVenezuelaPeru moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
1.41×
Peru is 1.41× the area of Venezuela.
| Peru | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,285,216 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 34,576,665 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 27 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Lima | Caracas |
| Region | South America | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Peru sits at about 9°S and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Peru bigger than Venezuela?
- Yes. Peru is 41% larger than Venezuela. Peru covers 1,285,216 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Venezuela fit into Peru?
- About 1.4 times: Peru has 1.41× the area of Venezuela.
- Why do Peru and Venezuela look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Peru is drawn about 1.03× 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, Peru or Venezuela?
- Peru: 34,576,665 people against 28,516,896. Density: Peru 27 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².