Turkey vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 16% larger than Turkey.
TurkeyVenezuelaTurkey moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
0.86×
Turkey is 0.86× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 1.16× the size of Turkey.
| Turkey | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 783,562 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 85,878,556 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 110 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Ankara | Caracas |
| Region | Western Asia | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 8 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Turkey sits at about 39°N and is stretched to 1.66× its true area; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. That difference is why Turkey 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 Turkey bigger than Venezuela?
- No. Turkey is 14% smaller than Venezuela. Turkey covers 783,562 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Turkey fit into Venezuela?
- About 1.2 times: Venezuela has 1.16× the area of Turkey.
- Why do Turkey and Venezuela look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Turkey is drawn about 1.66× its true area there and Venezuela about 1.02×. That is why Turkey 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, Turkey or Venezuela?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 28,516,896. Density: Turkey 110 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².