Saint Barthélemy vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 7,342 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into Uruguay about 7342 times.
Saint BarthélemyUruguaySaint Barthélemy moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
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Saint Barthélemy is 0.0× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 7,342× the size of Saint Barthélemy.
| Saint Barthélemy | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 24 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 10,124 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 422 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Gustavia | Montevideo |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Saint Barthélemy sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Saint Barthélemy bigger than Uruguay?
- No. Saint Barthélemy is 7,342 times smaller than Uruguay. Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into Uruguay?
- About 7342 times: Uruguay has 7,342× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do Saint Barthélemy and Uruguay look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Barthélemy is drawn about 1.1× 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, Saint Barthélemy or Uruguay?
- Uruguay: 3,384,688 people against 10,124. Density: Saint Barthélemy 422 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².