Uruguay vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 5.18 times larger than Uruguay. Uruguay would fit into Venezuela about 5.2 times.
UruguayVenezuelaUruguay moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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Uruguay is 0.19× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 5.18× the size of Uruguay.
| Uruguay | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 176,215 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 3,384,688 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 19 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Montevideo | Caracas |
| Region | South America | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
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; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- No. Uruguay is 5.18 times smaller than Venezuela. Uruguay covers 176,215 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Uruguay fit into Venezuela?
- About 5.2 times: Venezuela has 5.18× the area of Uruguay.
- Why do Uruguay and Venezuela 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 Venezuela about 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 3,384,688. Density: Uruguay 19 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².