Namibia vs Uganda
Namibia is 3.43 times larger than Uganda. Uganda would fit into Namibia about 3.4 times.
NamibiaUgandaNamibia moved onto Uganda · Equal-area projection
3.43×
Namibia is 3.43× the area of Uganda.
| Namibia | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 825,615 km² | 241,038 km² |
| Population | 3,092,816 | 51,384,894 |
| Density | 3.7 / km² | 213 / km² |
| Capital | Windhoek | Kampala |
| Region | Southern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Namibia sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.16× 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 Namibia bigger than Uganda?
- Yes. Namibia is 3.43 times larger than Uganda. Namibia covers 825,615 km² and Uganda covers 241,038 km².
- How many times does Uganda fit into Namibia?
- About 3.4 times: Namibia has 3.43× the area of Uganda.
- Why do Namibia and Uganda look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Namibia is drawn about 1.16× 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, Namibia or Uganda?
- Uganda: 51,384,894 people against 3,092,816. Density: Namibia 3.7 per km², Uganda 213 per km².