Malaysia vs Uruguay
Malaysia is 88% larger than Uruguay. Uruguay would fit into Malaysia about 1.9 times.
MalaysiaUruguayMalaysia moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
1.88×
Malaysia is 1.88× the area of Uruguay.
| Malaysia | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 330,803 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 35,977,838 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 109 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Kuala Lumpur | 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. Malaysia sits at about 4°N 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 Malaysia bigger than Uruguay?
- Yes. Malaysia is 88% larger than Uruguay. Malaysia covers 330,803 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Uruguay fit into Malaysia?
- About 1.9 times: Malaysia has 1.88× the area of Uruguay.
- Why do Malaysia and Uruguay look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Malaysia 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, Malaysia or Uruguay?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 3,384,688. Density: Malaysia 109 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².