Laos vs Uganda
Uganda and Laos are almost exactly the same size.
LaosUgandaLaos moved onto Uganda · Equal-area projection
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Laos is 0.98× the area of Uganda. Put the other way, Uganda is 1.02× the size of Laos.
| Laos | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 236,800 km² | 241,038 km² |
| Population | 7,873,046 | 51,384,894 |
| Density | 33 / km² | 213 / km² |
| Capital | Vientiane | Kampala |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Laos sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 Laos bigger than Uganda?
- No. Laos and Uganda are almost exactly the same size. Laos covers 236,800 km² and Uganda covers 241,038 km².
- How many times does Laos fit into Uganda?
- About 1.0 times: Uganda has 1.02× the area of Laos.
- Why do Laos and Uganda look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Laos is drawn about 1.11× 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, Laos or Uganda?
- Uganda: 51,384,894 people against 7,873,046. Density: Laos 33 per km², Uganda 213 per km².