Tajikistan vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 6.37 times larger than Tajikistan. Tajikistan would fit into Venezuela about 6.4 times.
TajikistanVenezuelaTajikistan moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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Tajikistan is 0.16× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 6.37× the size of Tajikistan.
| Tajikistan | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 143,100 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 10,786,734 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 75 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Dushanbe | Caracas |
| Region | Central Asia | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Tajikistan sits at about 39°N and is stretched to 1.63× its true area; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. That difference is why Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan bigger than Venezuela?
- No. Tajikistan is 6.37 times smaller than Venezuela. Tajikistan covers 143,100 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Tajikistan fit into Venezuela?
- About 6.4 times: Venezuela has 6.37× the area of Tajikistan.
- Why do Tajikistan and Venezuela look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Tajikistan is drawn about 1.63× its true area there and Venezuela about 1.02×. That is why Tajikistan 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, Tajikistan or Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 10,786,734. Density: Tajikistan 75 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².