Israel vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 8.48 times larger than Israel. Israel would fit into Uruguay about 8.5 times.
IsraelUruguayIsrael moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
0.12×
Israel is 0.12× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 8.48× the size of Israel.
| Israel | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 20,770 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 10,122,800 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 487 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Jerusalem | Montevideo |
| Region | Western Asia | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Israel sits at about 31°N and is stretched to 1.37× 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 Israel bigger than Uruguay?
- No. Israel is 8.48 times smaller than Uruguay. Israel covers 20,770 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Israel fit into Uruguay?
- About 8.5 times: Uruguay has 8.48× the area of Israel.
- Why do Israel and Uruguay look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Israel is drawn about 1.37× 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, Israel or Uruguay?
- Israel: 10,122,800 people against 3,384,688. Density: Israel 487 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².