Pitcairn Islands vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 3,749 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Uruguay about 3749 times.
Pitcairn IslandsUruguayPitcairn Islands moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
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Pitcairn Islands is 0.0× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 3,749× the size of Pitcairn Islands.
| Pitcairn Islands | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 47 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 50 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 1.1 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Adamstown | Montevideo |
| Region | Polynesia | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Pitcairn Islands sits at about 24°S and is stretched to 1.21× 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 Pitcairn Islands bigger than Uruguay?
- No. Pitcairn Islands is 3,749 times smaller than Uruguay. Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Uruguay?
- About 3749 times: Uruguay has 3,749× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Pitcairn Islands and Uruguay look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Pitcairn Islands is drawn about 1.21× 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, Pitcairn Islands or Uruguay?
- Uruguay: 3,384,688 people against 50. Density: Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².