Slovakia vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 18.6 times larger than Slovakia. Slovakia would fit into Venezuela about 19 times.
SlovakiaVenezuelaSlovakia moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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Slovakia is 0.05× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 18.6× the size of Slovakia.
| Slovakia | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 49,034 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 5,413,813 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 110 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Bratislava | Caracas |
| Region | Eastern Europe | 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. Slovakia sits at about 49°N and is stretched to 2.3× its true area; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. That difference is why Slovakia 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 Slovakia bigger than Venezuela?
- No. Slovakia is 18.6 times smaller than Venezuela. Slovakia covers 49,034 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Slovakia fit into Venezuela?
- About 19 times: Venezuela has 18.6× the area of Slovakia.
- Why do Slovakia and Venezuela look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Slovakia is drawn about 2.3× its true area there and Venezuela about 1.02×. That is why Slovakia 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, Slovakia or Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 5,413,813. Density: Slovakia 110 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².