Mozambique vs Uruguay
Mozambique is 4.55 times larger than Uruguay. Uruguay would fit into Mozambique about 4.5 times.
MozambiqueUruguayMozambique moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
4.55×
Mozambique is 4.55× the area of Uruguay.
| Mozambique | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 801,590 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 35,631,653 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 44 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Maputo | Montevideo |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mozambique sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Mozambique bigger than Uruguay?
- Yes. Mozambique is 4.55 times larger than Uruguay. Mozambique covers 801,590 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Uruguay fit into Mozambique?
- About 4.5 times: Mozambique has 4.55× the area of Uruguay.
- Why do Mozambique and Uruguay look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mozambique is drawn about 1.1× 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, Mozambique or Uruguay?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 3,384,688. Density: Mozambique 44 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².