Tunisia vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 8% larger than Tunisia.
TunisiaUruguayTunisia moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
0.93×
Tunisia is 0.93× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 1.08× the size of Tunisia.
| Tunisia | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 163,610 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 12,348,573 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 75 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Tunis | Montevideo |
| Region | Northern Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
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; 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 Tunisia bigger than Uruguay?
- No. Tunisia is 7% smaller than Uruguay. Tunisia covers 163,610 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Tunisia fit into Uruguay?
- About 1.1 times: Uruguay has 1.08× the area of Tunisia.
- Why do Tunisia and Uruguay 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 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, Tunisia or Uruguay?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 3,384,688. Density: Tunisia 75 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².