Colombia vs Uruguay
Colombia is 6.48 times larger than Uruguay. Uruguay would fit into Colombia about 6.5 times.
ColombiaUruguayColombia moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
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Colombia is 6.48× the area of Uruguay.
| Colombia | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Montevideo |
| Region | South America | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Colombia sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Colombia bigger than Uruguay?
- Yes. Colombia is 6.48 times larger than Uruguay. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Uruguay fit into Colombia?
- About 6.5 times: Colombia has 6.48× the area of Uruguay.
- Why do Colombia and Uruguay look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Colombia is drawn about 1.0× 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, Colombia or Uruguay?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 3,384,688. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².