Uganda vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 10% larger than Uganda.
UgandaWestern SaharaUganda moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Uganda is 0.91× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 1.1× the size of Uganda.
| Uganda | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 241,038 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 51,384,894 | 612,000 |
| Density | 213 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Kampala | — |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- No. Uganda is 9% smaller than Western Sahara. Uganda covers 241,038 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Uganda fit into Western Sahara?
- About 1.1 times: Western Sahara has 1.1× the area of Uganda.
- Why do Uganda and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Uganda: 51,384,894 people against 612,000. Density: Uganda 213 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².