Indonesia vs Uruguay
Indonesia is 10.8 times larger than Uruguay. Uruguay would fit into Indonesia about 11 times.
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10.8×
Indonesia is 10.8× the area of Uruguay.
| Indonesia | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,904,570 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 285,721,236 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 150 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Jakarta | Montevideo |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | 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. Indonesia sits at about 2°S 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 Indonesia bigger than Uruguay?
- Yes. Indonesia is 10.8 times larger than Uruguay. Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Uruguay fit into Indonesia?
- About 11 times: Indonesia has 10.8× the area of Uruguay.
- Why do Indonesia and Uruguay look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Indonesia 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, Indonesia or Uruguay?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 3,384,688. Density: Indonesia 150 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².