Sweden vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 2.04 times larger than Sweden. Sweden would fit into Venezuela about 2.0 times.
SwedenVenezuelaSweden moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
0.49×
Sweden is 0.49× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 2.04× the size of Sweden.
| Sweden | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 447,425 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 10,596,620 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 24 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Stockholm | Caracas |
| Region | Northern Europe | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Sweden sits at about 62°N and is stretched to 4.65× its true area; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. That difference is why Sweden 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 Sweden bigger than Venezuela?
- No. Sweden is 2.04 times smaller than Venezuela. Sweden covers 447,425 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Sweden fit into Venezuela?
- About 2.0 times: Venezuela has 2.04× the area of Sweden.
- Why do Sweden and Venezuela look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Sweden is drawn about 4.65× its true area there and Venezuela about 1.02×. That is why Sweden 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, Sweden or Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 10,596,620. Density: Sweden 24 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².