Marshall Islands vs Uganda
Uganda is 1,332 times larger than Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands would fit into Uganda about 1332 times.
Marshall IslandsUgandaMarshall Islands moved onto Uganda · Equal-area projection
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Marshall Islands is 0.0× the area of Uganda. Put the other way, Uganda is 1,332× the size of Marshall Islands.
| Marshall Islands | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181 km² | 241,038 km² |
| Population | 36,282 | 51,384,894 |
| Density | 200 / km² | 213 / km² |
| Capital | Majuro | Kampala |
| Region | Micronesia | 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. Marshall Islands sits at about 7°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Marshall Islands bigger than Uganda?
- No. Marshall Islands is 1,332 times smaller than Uganda. Marshall Islands covers 181 km² and Uganda covers 241,038 km².
- How many times does Marshall Islands fit into Uganda?
- About 1332 times: Uganda has 1,332× the area of Marshall Islands.
- Why do Marshall Islands and Uganda look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Marshall Islands is drawn about 1.02× 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, Marshall Islands or Uganda?
- Uganda: 51,384,894 people against 36,282. Density: Marshall Islands 200 per km², Uganda 213 per km².