Trinidad and Tobago vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 178 times larger than Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago would fit into Venezuela about 178 times.
Trinidad and TobagoVenezuelaTrinidad and Tobago moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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Trinidad and Tobago is 0.01× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 178× the size of Trinidad and Tobago.
| Trinidad and Tobago | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,128 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 1,367,764 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 267 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Port-of-Spain | Caracas |
| Region | Caribbean | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Trinidad and Tobago sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Trinidad and Tobago bigger than Venezuela?
- No. Trinidad and Tobago is 178 times smaller than Venezuela. Trinidad and Tobago covers 5,128 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Trinidad and Tobago fit into Venezuela?
- About 178 times: Venezuela has 178× the area of Trinidad and Tobago.
- Why do Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Trinidad and Tobago is drawn about 1.03× 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, Trinidad and Tobago or Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 1,367,764. Density: Trinidad and Tobago 267 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².