Ukraine vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 51% larger than Ukraine. Ukraine would fit into Venezuela about 1.5 times.
UkraineVenezuelaUkraine moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
0.66×
Ukraine is 0.66× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 1.51× the size of Ukraine.
| Ukraine | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 603,550 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 38,980,376 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 65 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Kiev | Caracas |
| Region | Eastern Europe | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ukraine sits at about 49°N and is stretched to 2.34× its true area; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. That difference is why Ukraine 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 Ukraine bigger than Venezuela?
- No. Ukraine is 34% smaller than Venezuela. Ukraine covers 603,550 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Ukraine fit into Venezuela?
- About 1.5 times: Venezuela has 1.51× the area of Ukraine.
- Why do Ukraine and Venezuela look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ukraine is drawn about 2.34× its true area there and Venezuela about 1.02×. That is why Ukraine 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, Ukraine or Venezuela?
- Ukraine: 38,980,376 people against 28,516,896. Density: Ukraine 65 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².