Turkey vs Uruguay
Turkey is 4.45 times larger than Uruguay. Uruguay would fit into Turkey about 4.4 times.
TurkeyUruguayTurkey moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
4.45×
Turkey is 4.45× the area of Uruguay.
| Turkey | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 783,562 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 85,878,556 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 110 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Ankara | Montevideo |
| Region | Western Asia | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 8 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Turkey sits at about 39°N and is stretched to 1.66× 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 Turkey bigger than Uruguay?
- Yes. Turkey is 4.45 times larger than Uruguay. Turkey covers 783,562 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Uruguay fit into Turkey?
- About 4.4 times: Turkey has 4.45× the area of Uruguay.
- Why do Turkey and Uruguay look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Turkey is drawn about 1.66× 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, Turkey or Uruguay?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 3,384,688. Density: Turkey 110 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².