Egypt vs Uruguay
Egypt is 5.73 times larger than Uruguay. Uruguay would fit into Egypt about 5.7 times.
EgyptUruguayEgypt moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
5.73×
Egypt is 5.73× the area of Uruguay.
| Egypt | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Montevideo |
| Region | Northern Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than Uruguay?
- Yes. Egypt is 5.73 times larger than Uruguay. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Uruguay fit into Egypt?
- About 5.7 times: Egypt has 5.73× the area of Uruguay.
- Why do Egypt and Uruguay look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or Uruguay?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 3,384,688. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².