Maldives vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 591 times larger than Maldives. Maldives would fit into Uruguay about 591 times.
MaldivesUruguayMaldives moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
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Maldives is 0.0× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 591× the size of Maldives.
| Maldives | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 298 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 529,676 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 1,777 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Male | Montevideo |
| Region | Southern Asia | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; 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 Maldives bigger than Uruguay?
- No. Maldives is 591 times smaller than Uruguay. Maldives covers 298 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into Uruguay?
- About 591 times: Uruguay has 591× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Maldives and Uruguay 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 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, Maldives or Uruguay?
- Uruguay: 3,384,688 people against 529,676. Density: Maldives 1,777 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².