Venezuela is 1.83× the size of Spain

Venezuela covers about 913,000 km² (352,000 mi²) and Spain about 499,000 km² (193,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

913,000km²Venezuela
499,000km²Spain

500 km

Venezuela
Spain

Outlines show main territory. Spain also has about 7,440 km² of overseas territory. These are not drawn, and not counted in the comparison.

What fits

Spain is 55% of the size of Venezuela.
Venezuela is larger by 413,000 km² (160,000 mi²), which is 83% of the area of Spain.
Measured in Belgiums: Venezuela is about 29.8, Spain about 16.3.

How they differ

Venezuela is larger, but Spain has the larger population: 48.6 million against 31.3 million, 1.55× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 96 in Spain against 34 in Venezuela: Spain is 2.80× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 7,190 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Venezuela at 7°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Spain at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Venezuela as 1.08× the size of Spain instead of 1.83×.
Together Venezuela and Spain cover 1,412,000 km², close to the size of Peru (1,290,000 km², 8.7% smaller).
The gap between them, 413,000 km², is about the size of Paraguay (400,000 km²).
At Spain's density, Venezuela would have 87.5 million people (it has 31.3 million). At Venezuela's density, Spain would have 17.4 million (it has 48.6 million).
Spain's centre is 33.2° of latitude, about 3,700 km, farther north than Venezuela's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Venezuela	1.83×
More people	Spain	1.55×
More crowded	Spain	2.80×
Farther north	Spain	33.2° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Spain	1.7× against 1.0×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Venezuela	Spain
Belgium 30,700 km²	29.8×	16.3×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	3.74×	2.05×
Germany 358,000 km²	2.55×	1.40×
Japan 374,000 km²	2.44×	1.34×
France 548,000 km²	1.67×	0.91×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.29×	0.16×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.11×	0.06×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.10×	0.05×
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.05×	0.03×

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	Venezuela	Spain
Area, main territory	913,000 km²352,000 mi²	499,000 km²193,000 mi²
Area with overseas territory	913,000 km²	507,000 km²
Population	31.3 millionWikidata, 2024	48.6 millionWikidata, 2024
Density	34 per km²	96 per km²
Official area	912,000 km²Wikidata	506,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	Caracas	Madrid
Latitude range	1°N to 16°N	35°N to 44°N
Continent	South America	Europe

Population: Wikidata 2024, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 912,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 913,000 km², to within 2%.
Wikidata's official figure of 506,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 507,000 km², to within 2%.

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Sources and method

Outlines: Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
Boundary: De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
Area: Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
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: 2026-11-11

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