Suriname vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 5.59 times larger than Suriname. Suriname would fit into Venezuela about 5.6 times.
SurinameVenezuelaSuriname moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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Suriname is 0.18× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 5.59× the size of Suriname.
| Suriname | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 163,270 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 639,850 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 3.9 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Paramaribo | Caracas |
| Region | South America | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Suriname sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Suriname bigger than Venezuela?
- No. Suriname is 5.59 times smaller than Venezuela. Suriname covers 163,270 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Suriname fit into Venezuela?
- About 5.6 times: Venezuela has 5.59× the area of Suriname.
- Why do Suriname and Venezuela look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Suriname is drawn about 1.01× 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, Suriname or Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 639,850. Density: Suriname 3.9 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².