Anguilla vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 1,936 times larger than Anguilla. Anguilla would fit into Uruguay about 1936 times.
AnguillaUruguayAnguilla moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
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Anguilla is 0.0× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 1,936× the size of Anguilla.
| Anguilla | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 91 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 19,079 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 210 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | The Valley | Montevideo |
| Region | Caribbean | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Anguilla sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× its true area; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Anguilla bigger than Uruguay?
- No. Anguilla is 1,936 times smaller than Uruguay. Anguilla covers 91 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Anguilla fit into Uruguay?
- About 1936 times: Uruguay has 1,936× the area of Anguilla.
- Why do Anguilla and Uruguay look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Anguilla is drawn about 1.11× its true area there and Uruguay about 1.42×. 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, Anguilla or Uruguay?
- Uruguay: 3,384,688 people against 19,079. Density: Anguilla 210 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².