Guyana vs Uganda
Uganda is 12% larger than Guyana.
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Guyana is 0.89× the area of Uganda. Put the other way, Uganda is 1.12× the size of Guyana.
| Guyana | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 214,970 km² | 241,038 km² |
| Population | 835,986 | 51,384,894 |
| Density | 3.9 / km² | 213 / km² |
| Capital | Georgetown | Kampala |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guyana sits at about 5°N and is stretched to 1.01× its true area; Uganda at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Guyana bigger than Uganda?
- No. Guyana is 11% smaller than Uganda. Guyana covers 214,970 km² and Uganda covers 241,038 km².
- How many times does Guyana fit into Uganda?
- About 1.1 times: Uganda has 1.12× the area of Guyana.
- Why do Guyana and Uganda look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guyana is drawn about 1.01× its true area there and Uganda about 1.0×. 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, Guyana or Uganda?
- Uganda: 51,384,894 people against 835,986. Density: Guyana 3.9 per km², Uganda 213 per km².