Greece vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 34% larger than Greece.
GreeceUruguayGreece moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
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Greece is 0.75× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 1.34× the size of Greece.
| Greece | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 131,957 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 10,413,962 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 79 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Athens | Montevideo |
| Region | Southern Europe | 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. Greece sits at about 39°N and is stretched to 1.66× 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 Greece bigger than Uruguay?
- No. Greece is 25% smaller than Uruguay. Greece covers 131,957 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Greece fit into Uruguay?
- About 1.3 times: Uruguay has 1.34× the area of Greece.
- Why do Greece and Uruguay look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Greece is drawn about 1.66× 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, Greece or Uruguay?
- Greece: 10,413,962 people against 3,384,688. Density: Greece 79 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².