Italy vs Uruguay
Italy is 71% larger than Uruguay. Uruguay would fit into Italy about 1.7 times.
ItalyUruguayItaly moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
1.71×
Italy is 1.71× the area of Uruguay.
| Italy | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 302,068 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 58,915,656 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 195 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Rome | Montevideo |
| Region | Southern Europe | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Italy sits at about 43°N and is stretched to 1.85× 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 Italy bigger than Uruguay?
- Yes. Italy is 71% larger than Uruguay. Italy covers 302,068 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Uruguay fit into Italy?
- About 1.7 times: Italy has 1.71× the area of Uruguay.
- Why do Italy and Uruguay look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Italy is drawn about 1.85× 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, Italy or Uruguay?
- Italy: 58,915,656 people against 3,384,688. Density: Italy 195 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².