Montenegro vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 12.7 times larger than Montenegro. Montenegro would fit into Uruguay about 13 times.
MontenegroUruguayMontenegro moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
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Montenegro is 0.08× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 12.7× the size of Montenegro.
| Montenegro | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,883 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 623,129 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 45 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Podgorica | Montevideo |
| Region | Southern Europe | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Montenegro sits at about 43°N and is stretched to 1.86× 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 Montenegro bigger than Uruguay?
- No. Montenegro is 12.7 times smaller than Uruguay. Montenegro covers 13,883 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Montenegro fit into Uruguay?
- About 13 times: Uruguay has 12.7× the area of Montenegro.
- Why do Montenegro and Uruguay look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Montenegro is drawn about 1.86× 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, Montenegro or Uruguay?
- Uruguay: 3,384,688 people against 623,129. Density: Montenegro 45 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².