Eritrea vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 50% larger than Eritrea.
EritreaUruguayEritrea moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 0.67× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 1.5× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Montevideo |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Eritrea sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Eritrea bigger than Uruguay?
- No. Eritrea is 33% smaller than Uruguay. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Uruguay?
- About 1.5 times: Uruguay has 1.5× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Uruguay look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea is drawn about 1.08× 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, Eritrea or Uruguay?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 3,384,688. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².