South America · True size
🇺🇾 Uruguay
1.7×
Uruguay is drawn 1.7× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
177,572 km²
On the old map
1.7×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#69
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.13%
On the old map
Uruguay looks about the same size as Iceland on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Uruguay at the size the old map gives it, next to Iceland's true size. Uruguay's real area is 177,572 km² — Iceland is 101,162 km².
By area
Uruguay would fit inside the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the Philippines, by area.
How many fit?
United Arab Emirates fits inside Uruguay 2.5 times. South Korea fits inside Uruguay 1.8 times.
Why the old map gets it wrong
The old map stretches land more the further it is from the equator — twice the area at 45°, four times at 60°. Uruguay's middle sits at 33°S, where the stretch is about 1.4×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Uruguay's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.