South America · True size
🇻🇪 Venezuela
2.4×
Venezuela is drawn 2.4× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
914,324 km²
On the old map
2.4×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#154
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.68%
On the old map
Venezuela looks about the same size as Norway on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Venezuela at the size the old map gives it, next to Norway's true size. Venezuela's real area is 914,324 km² — Norway is 384,269 km².
By area
Venezuela is big enough to fit Nigeria inside it, by area — 911,510 km² combined.
Venezuela would fit inside Tanzania, Egypt and Bolivia, by area.
How many fit?
The United Kingdom fits inside Venezuela 3.8 times. United Arab Emirates fits inside Venezuela 13 times.
Why the old map gets it wrong
The old map stretches land more the further it is from the equator — twice the area at 45°, four times at 60°. Venezuela's middle sits at 7°N, where the stretch is about 1.0×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Venezuela's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.