Uruguay vs Zambia
Zambia is 4.27 times larger than Uruguay. Uruguay would fit into Zambia about 4.3 times.
UruguayZambiaUruguay moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
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Uruguay is 0.23× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 4.27× the size of Uruguay.
| Uruguay | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 176,215 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 3,384,688 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 19 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Montevideo | Lusaka |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 7 |
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; Zambia at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- No. Uruguay is 4.27 times smaller than Zambia. Uruguay covers 176,215 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Uruguay fit into Zambia?
- About 4.3 times: Zambia has 4.27× the area of Uruguay.
- Why do Uruguay and Zambia 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 Zambia about 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- Zambia: 21,913,874 people against 3,384,688. Density: Uruguay 19 per km², Zambia 29 per km².