Equatorial Guinea vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 6.28 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Uruguay about 6.3 times.
Equatorial GuineaUruguayEquatorial Guinea moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 0.16× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 6.28× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Montevideo |
| Region | Middle Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°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 Equatorial Guinea bigger than Uruguay?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 6.28 times smaller than Uruguay. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Uruguay?
- About 6.3 times: Uruguay has 6.28× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Uruguay look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea 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, Equatorial Guinea or Uruguay?
- Uruguay: 3,384,688 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².