Cambodia vs Uruguay
Cambodia and Uruguay are almost exactly the same size.
CambodiaUruguayCambodia moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
1.03×
Cambodia is 1.03× the area of Uruguay.
| Cambodia | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181,035 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 17,847,982 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Phnom Penh | Montevideo |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cambodia sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Cambodia bigger than Uruguay?
- Yes. Cambodia and Uruguay are almost exactly the same size. Cambodia covers 181,035 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Uruguay fit into Cambodia?
- About 1.0 times: Cambodia has 1.03× the area of Uruguay.
- Why do Cambodia and Uruguay look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cambodia is drawn about 1.05× 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, Cambodia or Uruguay?
- Cambodia: 17,847,982 people against 3,384,688. Density: Cambodia 99 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².