Slovenia vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 45.0 times larger than Slovenia. Slovenia would fit into Venezuela about 45 times.
SloveniaVenezuelaSlovenia moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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Slovenia is 0.02× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 45.0× the size of Slovenia.
| Slovenia | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 20,271 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 2,130,986 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 105 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Ljubljana | Caracas |
| Region | Southern Europe | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Slovenia sits at about 46°N and is stretched to 2.08× its true area; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. That difference is why Slovenia 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 Slovenia bigger than Venezuela?
- No. Slovenia is 45.0 times smaller than Venezuela. Slovenia covers 20,271 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Slovenia fit into Venezuela?
- About 45 times: Venezuela has 45.0× the area of Slovenia.
- Why do Slovenia and Venezuela look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Slovenia is drawn about 2.08× its true area there and Venezuela about 1.02×. That is why Slovenia 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, Slovenia or Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 2,130,986. Density: Slovenia 105 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².