South Africa vs Uruguay
South Africa is 6.93 times larger than Uruguay. Uruguay would fit into South Africa about 6.9 times.
South AfricaUruguaySouth Africa moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
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South Africa is 6.93× the area of Uruguay.
| South Africa | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,221,037 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 64,747,319 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 53 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Pretoria | Montevideo |
| Region | Southern Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. South Africa sits at about 29°S and is stretched to 1.31× 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 South Africa bigger than Uruguay?
- Yes. South Africa is 6.93 times larger than Uruguay. South Africa covers 1,221,037 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Uruguay fit into South Africa?
- About 6.9 times: South Africa has 6.93× the area of Uruguay.
- Why do South Africa and Uruguay look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. South Africa is drawn about 1.31× 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, South Africa or Uruguay?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 3,384,688. Density: South Africa 53 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².