Cambodia is 1.02× the size of Uruguay
Cambodia covers about 181,000 km² (69,900 mi²) and Uruguay about 177,000 km² (68,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 181,000km²Cambodia
- 177,000km²Uruguay
100 km
- Cambodia
- Uruguay
What fits
- Uruguay is 98% of the size of Cambodia.
- Cambodia is larger by 3,720 km² (1,440 mi²), which is 2.1% of the area of Uruguay.
- Measured in Belgiums: Cambodia is about 5.90, Uruguay about 5.78.
How they differ
- Cambodia also has the larger population: 17.4 million against 3.4 million, 5.06× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 96 in Cambodia against 19 in Uruguay: Cambodia is 4.95× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 17,100 km apart.
- On a standard web map Uruguay looks larger than Cambodia: Cambodia at 13°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Uruguay at 33°S about 1.4×, so the map shows Uruguay as 1.32× the size of Cambodia, when Cambodia is 1.02× the size of Uruguay.
- Together Cambodia and Uruguay cover 358,000 km², close to the size of Germany (358,000 km², 0.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 3,720 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At Uruguay's density, Cambodia would have 3.5 million people (it has 17.4 million). At Cambodia's density, Uruguay would have 17.1 million (it has 3.4 million).
- Cambodia's centre is 45.5° of latitude, about 5,060 km, farther north than Uruguay's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Cambodia | 1.02× |
| More people | Cambodia | 5.06× |
| More crowded | Cambodia | 4.95× |
| Farther north | Cambodia | 45.5° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Uruguay | 1.4× against 1.1× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Cambodia | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 5.90× | 5.78× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 0.74× | 0.73× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.51× | 0.50× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.48× | 0.47× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.33× | 0.32× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.06× | 0.06× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.02× | 0.02× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.02× | 0.02× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.01× | 0.01× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Cambodia | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 181,000 km²69,900 mi² | 177,000 km²68,500 mi² |
| Population | 17.4 millionWikidata, 2023 | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 96 per km² | 19 per km² |
| Official area | 181,000 km²Wikidata | 176,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Phnom Penh | Montevideo |
| Latitude range | 10°N to 15°N | 35°S to 30°S |
| Continent | Asia | South America |
Population: Wikidata 2023, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 181,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 181,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 176,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 177,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-11