Uganda vs Uruguay
Uganda is 37% larger than Uruguay.
UgandaUruguayUganda moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
1.37×
Uganda is 1.37× the area of Uruguay.
| Uganda | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 241,038 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 51,384,894 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 213 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Kampala | Montevideo |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Uganda sits at about 1°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Uganda bigger than Uruguay?
- Yes. Uganda is 37% larger than Uruguay. Uganda covers 241,038 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Uruguay fit into Uganda?
- About 1.4 times: Uganda has 1.37× the area of Uruguay.
- Why do Uganda and Uruguay look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Uganda is drawn about 1.0× 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, Uganda or Uruguay?
- Uganda: 51,384,894 people against 3,384,688. Density: Uganda 213 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².