Venezuela vs Western Sahara
Venezuela is 3.43 times larger than Western Sahara. Western Sahara would fit into Venezuela about 3.4 times.
VenezuelaWestern SaharaVenezuela moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
3.43×
Venezuela is 3.43× the area of Western Sahara.
| Venezuela | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 912,050 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 28,516,896 | 612,000 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Caracas | — |
| Region | South America | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Venezuela sits at about 7°N and is stretched to 1.02× its true area; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Venezuela bigger than Western Sahara?
- Yes. Venezuela is 3.43 times larger than Western Sahara. Venezuela covers 912,050 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Western Sahara fit into Venezuela?
- About 3.4 times: Venezuela has 3.43× the area of Western Sahara.
- Why do Venezuela and Western Sahara look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Venezuela is drawn about 1.02× its true area there and Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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, Venezuela or Western Sahara?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 612,000. Density: Venezuela 31 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².