Tunisia vs Uganda
Uganda is 47% larger than Tunisia.
TunisiaUgandaTunisia moved onto Uganda · Equal-area projection
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Tunisia is 0.68× the area of Uganda. Put the other way, Uganda is 1.47× the size of Tunisia.
| Tunisia | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 163,610 km² | 241,038 km² |
| Population | 12,348,573 | 51,384,894 |
| Density | 75 / km² | 213 / km² |
| Capital | Tunis | Kampala |
| Region | Northern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| 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. Tunisia sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.46× its true area; Uganda at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Tunisia bigger than Uganda?
- No. Tunisia is 32% smaller than Uganda. Tunisia covers 163,610 km² and Uganda covers 241,038 km².
- How many times does Tunisia fit into Uganda?
- About 1.5 times: Uganda has 1.47× the area of Tunisia.
- Why do Tunisia and Uganda look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Tunisia is drawn about 1.46× its true area there and Uganda about 1.0×. 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, Tunisia or Uganda?
- Uganda: 51,384,894 people against 12,348,573. Density: Tunisia 75 per km², Uganda 213 per km².