Saint Helena vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 447 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Uruguay about 447 times.
Saint HelenaUruguaySaint Helena moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
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Saint Helena is 0.0× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 447× the size of Saint Helena.
| Saint Helena | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 394 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 5,633 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 14 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Jamestown | Montevideo |
| Region | Western Africa | 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 Helena sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Helena bigger than Uruguay?
- No. Saint Helena is 447 times smaller than Uruguay. Saint Helena covers 394 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Uruguay?
- About 447 times: Uruguay has 447× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Saint Helena and Uruguay look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Helena is drawn about 1.05× 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 Helena or Uruguay?
- Uruguay: 3,384,688 people against 5,633. Density: Saint Helena 14 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².