South Africa vs Venezuela
South Africa is 34% larger than Venezuela.
South AfricaVenezuelaSouth Africa moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
1.34×
South Africa is 1.34× the area of Venezuela.
| South Africa | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,221,037 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 64,747,319 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 53 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Pretoria | Caracas |
| Region | Southern 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. South Africa sits at about 29°S and is stretched to 1.31× 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 South Africa bigger than Venezuela?
- Yes. South Africa is 34% larger than Venezuela. South Africa covers 1,221,037 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Venezuela fit into South Africa?
- About 1.3 times: South Africa has 1.34× the area of Venezuela.
- Why do South Africa and Venezuela look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. South Africa is drawn about 1.31× 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, South Africa or Venezuela?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 28,516,896. Density: South Africa 53 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².