Chile vs Uruguay
Chile is 4.29 times larger than Uruguay. Uruguay would fit into Chile about 4.3 times.
ChileUruguayChile moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
4.29×
Chile is 4.29× the area of Uruguay.
| Chile | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Montevideo |
| Region | South America | 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. Chile sits at about 36°S and is stretched to 1.53× 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 Chile bigger than Uruguay?
- Yes. Chile is 4.29 times larger than Uruguay. Chile covers 756,102 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Uruguay fit into Chile?
- About 4.3 times: Chile has 4.29× the area of Uruguay.
- Why do Chile and Uruguay look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chile is drawn about 1.53× 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, Chile or Uruguay?
- Chile: 19,859,921 people against 3,384,688. Density: Chile 26 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².