Trinidad and Tobago vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 34.4 times larger than Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago would fit into Uruguay about 34 times.
Trinidad and TobagoUruguayTrinidad and Tobago moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
0.03×
Trinidad and Tobago is 0.03× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 34.4× the size of Trinidad and Tobago.
| Trinidad and Tobago | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,128 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 1,367,764 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 267 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Port-of-Spain | 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. Trinidad and Tobago sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Trinidad and Tobago bigger than Uruguay?
- No. Trinidad and Tobago is 34.4 times smaller than Uruguay. Trinidad and Tobago covers 5,128 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Trinidad and Tobago fit into Uruguay?
- About 34 times: Uruguay has 34.4× the area of Trinidad and Tobago.
- Why do Trinidad and Tobago and Uruguay look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Trinidad and Tobago is drawn about 1.03× 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, Trinidad and Tobago or Uruguay?
- Uruguay: 3,384,688 people against 1,367,764. Density: Trinidad and Tobago 267 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².