North Macedonia vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 6.85 times larger than North Macedonia. North Macedonia would fit into Uruguay about 6.9 times.
North MacedoniaUruguayNorth Macedonia moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
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North Macedonia is 0.15× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 6.85× the size of North Macedonia.
| North Macedonia | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 25,713 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 1,820,909 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Skopje | Montevideo |
| Region | Southern Europe | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. North Macedonia sits at about 42°N and is stretched to 1.79× 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 North Macedonia bigger than Uruguay?
- No. North Macedonia is 6.85 times smaller than Uruguay. North Macedonia covers 25,713 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does North Macedonia fit into Uruguay?
- About 6.9 times: Uruguay has 6.85× the area of North Macedonia.
- Why do North Macedonia and Uruguay look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. North Macedonia is drawn about 1.79× 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, North Macedonia or Uruguay?
- Uruguay: 3,384,688 people against 1,820,909. Density: North Macedonia 71 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².