Alberta is 3.74× the size of Uruguay
Alberta (province of Canada) covers about 664,000 km² (256,000 mi²) and Uruguay (South America) about 177,000 km² (68,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 664,000km²Alberta
- 177,000km²Uruguay
200 km
- Alberta
- Uruguay
What fits
- Uruguay fits inside Alberta about 3.74 times by area.
- Alberta is larger by 486,000 km² (188,000 mi²), which is 274% of the area of Uruguay.
- Measured in Belgiums: Alberta is about 21.6, Uruguay about 5.78.
How they differ
- Alberta also has the larger population: 4.3 million against 3.4 million, 1.24× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 19 in Uruguay against 6.4 in Alberta: Uruguay is 3.02× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,200 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Alberta at 55°N is drawn about 3.0× too large and Uruguay at 33°S about 1.4×, so the map shows Alberta as 8.03× the size of Uruguay instead of 3.74×.
- Together Alberta and Uruguay cover 841,000 km², close to the size of Namibia (823,000 km², 2.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 486,000 km², is about the size of Spain (499,000 km²).
- At Uruguay's density, Alberta would have 12.9 million people (it has 4.3 million). At Alberta's density, Uruguay would have 1.1 million (it has 3.4 million).
- Alberta's centre is 87.8° of latitude, about 9,760 km, farther north than Uruguay's.
- Alberta is the 6th largest of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and covers 6.7% of its area; it is the 5th most densely populated of them.
- Uruguay ranks 91st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Alberta lies about 88° of latitude (roughly 9,760 km) north of Uruguay, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Alberta would have about 155,710 m² and each person in Uruguay about 51,490 m².
- Laid side by side, Alberta and Uruguay would cover 841,000 km², about the same size as Namibia.
- Together they have 7.7 million people, about as many people as Togo.
- Counted as a country, Alberta would rank 40th by area and 130th by population.
Side by side
| Alberta | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceCanada | CountrySouth America |
| Area, measured | 664,000 km²256,000 mi² | 177,000 km²68,500 mi² |
| Official area | 662,000 km²Wikidata | 176,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 6th of 13in Canada | 90th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 4.3 millionWikidata, 2021 | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Rank by population | 4th of 13in Canada | 134th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 6.4 per km² | 19 per km² |
| Capital | Edmonton | Montevideo |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 60°N | 35°S to 30°S |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2023. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 662,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 664,000 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 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- 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
- 2026-11-12