Maldives vs Uganda
Uganda is 809 times larger than Maldives. Maldives would fit into Uganda about 809 times.
MaldivesUgandaMaldives moved onto Uganda · Equal-area projection
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Maldives is 0.0× the area of Uganda. Put the other way, Uganda is 809× the size of Maldives.
| Maldives | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 298 km² | 241,038 km² |
| Population | 529,676 | 51,384,894 |
| Density | 1,777 / km² | 213 / km² |
| Capital | Male | Kampala |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Maldives sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Maldives bigger than Uganda?
- No. Maldives is 809 times smaller than Uganda. Maldives covers 298 km² and Uganda covers 241,038 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into Uganda?
- About 809 times: Uganda has 809× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Maldives and Uganda look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Maldives is drawn about 1.0× 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, Maldives or Uganda?
- Uganda: 51,384,894 people against 529,676. Density: Maldives 1,777 per km², Uganda 213 per km².