Sweden vs Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan and Sweden are almost exactly the same size.
SwedenUzbekistanSweden moved onto Uzbekistan · Equal-area projection
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Sweden is 1.0× the area of Uzbekistan. Put the other way, Uzbekistan is 1.0× the size of Sweden.
| Sweden | Uzbekistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 447,425 km² | 448,978 km² |
| Population | 10,596,620 | 37,053,428 |
| Density | 24 / km² | 83 / km² |
| Capital | Stockholm | Tashkent |
| Region | Northern Europe | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Sweden sits at about 62°N and is stretched to 4.65× its true area; Uzbekistan at 42° N is stretched to 1.8×. That difference is why Sweden looks so much bigger than it is next to Uzbekistan. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Sweden bigger than Uzbekistan?
- No. Sweden and Uzbekistan are almost exactly the same size. Sweden covers 447,425 km² and Uzbekistan covers 448,978 km².
- How many times does Sweden fit into Uzbekistan?
- About 1.0 times: Uzbekistan has 1.0× the area of Sweden.
- Why do Sweden and Uzbekistan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Sweden is drawn about 4.65× its true area there and Uzbekistan about 1.8×. That is why Sweden looks so much bigger than it really is next to Uzbekistan. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Sweden or Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan: 37,053,428 people against 10,596,620. Density: Sweden 24 per km², Uzbekistan 83 per km².