Uruguay vs US Virgin Islands
Uruguay is 509 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Uruguay about 509 times.
UruguayUS Virgin IslandsUruguay moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Uruguay is 509× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Uruguay | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 176,215 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 3,384,688 | 103,792 |
| Density | 19 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Montevideo | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | South America | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Uruguay sits at about 33°S and is stretched to 1.42× its true area; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Uruguay bigger than US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Uruguay is 509 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Uruguay covers 176,215 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Uruguay?
- About 509 times: Uruguay has 509× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Uruguay and US Virgin Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Uruguay is drawn about 1.42× its true area there and US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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, Uruguay or US Virgin Islands?
- Uruguay: 3,384,688 people against 103,792. Density: Uruguay 19 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².