Rwanda vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 6.69 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Uruguay about 6.7 times.
RwandaUruguayRwanda moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
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Rwanda is 0.15× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 6.69× the size of Rwanda.
| Rwanda | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 26,338 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 14,569,341 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 553 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Kigali | Montevideo |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Rwanda sits at about 2°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Rwanda bigger than Uruguay?
- No. Rwanda is 6.69 times smaller than Uruguay. Rwanda covers 26,338 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Uruguay?
- About 6.7 times: Uruguay has 6.69× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Rwanda and Uruguay look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Rwanda is drawn about 1.0× 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, Rwanda or Uruguay?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 3,384,688. Density: Rwanda 553 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².