British Columbia is 1.04× the size of Venezuela
British Columbia (province of Canada) covers about 946,000 km² (365,000 mi²) and Venezuela (South America) about 913,000 km² (352,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 946,000km²British Columbia
- 913,000km²Venezuela
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- British Columbia
- Venezuela
What fits
- Venezuela is 97% of the size of British Columbia.
- British Columbia is larger by 32,900 km² (12,700 mi²), which is 3.6% of the area of Venezuela.
- Measured in Belgiums: British Columbia is about 30.8, Venezuela about 29.8.
How they differ
- British Columbia is larger, but Venezuela has the larger population: 31.3 million against 5.0 million, 6.25× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 34 in Venezuela against 5.3 in British Columbia: Venezuela is 6.47× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,360 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: British Columbia at 55°N is drawn about 3.0× too large and Venezuela at 7°N about 1.0×, so the map shows British Columbia as 3.03× the size of Venezuela instead of 1.04×.
- Together British Columbia and Venezuela cover 1,858,000 km², close to the size of Sudan (1,856,000 km², 0.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 32,900 km², is about the size of Guinea-Bissau (32,800 km²).
- At Venezuela's density, British Columbia would have 32.4 million people (it has 5.0 million). At British Columbia's density, Venezuela would have 4.8 million (it has 31.3 million).
- British Columbia's centre is 47.4° of latitude, about 5,280 km, farther north than Venezuela's.
- British Columbia is the 5th largest of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and covers 9.5% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- Venezuela ranks 33rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- British Columbia lies about 47° of latitude (roughly 5,280 km) north of Venezuela.
- Shared out evenly, each person in British Columbia would have about 189,090 m² and each person in Venezuela about 29,210 m².
- Laid side by side, British Columbia and Venezuela would cover 1,858,000 km², about the same size as Sudan.
- Together they have 36.3 million people, about as many people as Angola.
- Counted as a country, British Columbia would rank 31st by area and 125th by population.
Side by side
| British Columbia | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceCanada | CountrySouth America |
| Area, measured | 946,000 km²365,000 mi² | 913,000 km²352,000 mi² |
| Official area | 945,000 km²Wikidata | 912,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 13in Canada | 32nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 5.0 millionWikidata, 2021 | 31.3 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 3rd of 13in Canada | 48th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 5.3 per km² | 34 per km² |
| Capital | Victoria | Caracas |
| Latitude range | 48°N to 60°N | 1°N to 16°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 945,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 946,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 912,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 913,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12