Sudan vs Uruguay
Sudan is 10.7 times larger than Uruguay. Uruguay would fit into Sudan about 11 times.
SudanUruguaySudan moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
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Sudan is 10.7× the area of Uruguay.
| Sudan | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,886,068 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 51,662,147 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 27 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Khartoum | Montevideo |
| Region | Northern Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Sudan sits at about 16°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Sudan bigger than Uruguay?
- Yes. Sudan is 10.7 times larger than Uruguay. Sudan covers 1,886,068 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Uruguay fit into Sudan?
- About 11 times: Sudan has 10.7× the area of Uruguay.
- Why do Sudan and Uruguay look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Sudan is drawn about 1.08× 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, Sudan or Uruguay?
- Sudan: 51,662,147 people against 3,384,688. Density: Sudan 27 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².