Country size comparison
compared to
Uruguay is about 42 times bigger than French Polynesia.
French Polynesia is approximately 4,167 sq km, while Uruguay is approximately 176,215 sq km, making Uruguay 4,129% larger than French Polynesia. Meanwhile, the population of French Polynesia is ~299,356 people (3.1 million more people live in Uruguay).
Tip:
This to-scale comparison of
French Polynesia
vs.
Uruguay
uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
Try dragging the outline to reposition.
Compare further: Uruguay vs. French Polynesia
Flip Comparison · See true size
See Uruguay on top of French Polynesia
→
Quality of Life Comparison · 6 statistics
Be 99.0% more likely to live below the poverty line in French Polynesia
→
Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
French Polynesia is 78.4% more expensive than Uruguay overall
→