Comoros vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 86.6 times larger than Comoros. Comoros would fit into Uruguay about 87 times.
ComorosUruguayComoros moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
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Comoros is 0.01× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 86.6× the size of Comoros.
| Comoros | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | Montevideo |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Comoros sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Comoros bigger than Uruguay?
- No. Comoros is 86.6 times smaller than Uruguay. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Comoros fit into Uruguay?
- About 87 times: Uruguay has 86.6× the area of Comoros.
- Why do Comoros and Uruguay look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Comoros is drawn about 1.04× 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, Comoros or Uruguay?
- Uruguay: 3,384,688 people against 882,847. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².