How big is Uganda really?
Uganda covers 241,038 km² (93,100 sq mi). On the usual world map (the Mercator projection) it is drawn close to its true size: it lies near the equator, where the usual world map stretches little.
See Uganda at its true size on the map →True size vs the map
Both drawn at the same scale. The map keeps shapes but swells everything away from the equator.
Uganda in numbers
- Uganda is the 80th largest of the 196 countries and territories in Globegami.
- Countries of about the same true size: United Kingdom (242,495 km²), Ghana (238,535 km²), Romania (238,397 km²).
- Uganda and the United Kingdom are about the same size.
Why the map gets Uganda wrong
Uganda lies around 1°N. A Mercator map stretches distances there by about 1.0 times in every direction, which barely changes its size. Most web maps use this projection because it keeps angles and shapes right for navigation, not because it shows sizes fairly.
In Globegami you can drag a copy of Uganda anywhere on Earth: it keeps its true size and grows or shrinks on the map as it moves, and you can fold the map back into a globe.
Areas: official totals including inland water (UN Statistics Division via Wikidata). Outlines: Natural Earth. How Globegami works