Namibia vs Uruguay
Namibia is 4.69 times larger than Uruguay. Uruguay would fit into Namibia about 4.7 times.
NamibiaUruguayNamibia moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
4.69×
Namibia is 4.69× the area of Uruguay.
| Namibia | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 825,615 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 3,092,816 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 3.7 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Windhoek | Montevideo |
| Region | Southern Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 2 |
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; 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 Namibia bigger than Uruguay?
- Yes. Namibia is 4.69 times larger than Uruguay. Namibia covers 825,615 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Uruguay fit into Namibia?
- About 4.7 times: Namibia has 4.69× the area of Uruguay.
- Why do Namibia and Uruguay 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 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, Namibia or Uruguay?
- Uruguay: 3,384,688 people against 3,092,816. Density: Namibia 3.7 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².