Bolivia vs Uruguay
Bolivia is 6.23 times larger than Uruguay. Uruguay would fit into Bolivia about 6.2 times.
BoliviaUruguayBolivia moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
6.23×
Bolivia is 6.23× the area of Uruguay.
| Bolivia | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,098,581 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 12,581,843 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 11 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | La Paz | Montevideo |
| Region | South America | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bolivia sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.09× 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 Bolivia bigger than Uruguay?
- Yes. Bolivia is 6.23 times larger than Uruguay. Bolivia covers 1,098,581 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Uruguay fit into Bolivia?
- About 6.2 times: Bolivia has 6.23× the area of Uruguay.
- Why do Bolivia and Uruguay look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bolivia is drawn about 1.09× 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, Bolivia or Uruguay?
- Bolivia: 12,581,843 people against 3,384,688. Density: Bolivia 11 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².