Chihuahua is 1.40× the size of Uruguay
Chihuahua (state of Mexico) covers about 248,000 km² (95,700 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.
- 248,000km²Chihuahua
- 177,000km²Uruguay
100 km
- Chihuahua
- Uruguay
What fits
- Uruguay is 72% of the size of Chihuahua.
- Chihuahua is larger by 70,600 km² (27,300 mi²), which is 40% of the area of Uruguay.
- Measured in Belgiums: Chihuahua is about 8.09, Uruguay about 5.78.
How they differ
- Chihuahua also has the larger population: 3.6 million against 3.4 million, 1.03× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 19 in Uruguay against 14 in Chihuahua: Uruguay is 1.35× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,670 km apart.
- Together Chihuahua and Uruguay cover 425,000 km², close to the size of Iraq (437,000 km², 2.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 70,600 km², is about the size of United Arab Emirates (71,100 km²).
- At Uruguay's density, Chihuahua would have 4.8 million people (it has 3.6 million). At Chihuahua's density, Uruguay would have 2.5 million (it has 3.4 million).
- Chihuahua's centre is 61.6° of latitude, about 6,850 km, farther north than Uruguay's.
- Chihuahua is the largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 13% of its area; it is the 31st most densely populated of them.
- Uruguay ranks 91st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Chihuahua lies about 62° of latitude (roughly 6,850 km) north of Uruguay, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Chihuahua would have about 69,720 m² and each person in Uruguay about 51,490 m².
- Laid side by side, Chihuahua and Uruguay would cover 425,000 km², about the same size as Iraq.
- Together they have 7.0 million people, about as many people as Laos.
- Counted as a country, Chihuahua would rank 78th by area and 133rd by population.
Side by side
| Chihuahua | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | CountrySouth America |
| Area, measured | 248,000 km²95,700 mi² | 177,000 km²68,500 mi² |
| Official area | 247,000 km²Wikidata | 176,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 1st of 32in Mexico | 90th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 3.6 millionWikidata, 2015 | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Rank by population | 11th of 32in Mexico | 134th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 14 per km² | 19 per km² |
| Capital | Chihuahua City | Montevideo |
| Latitude range | 26°N to 32°N | 35°S to 30°S |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2023. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 247,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 248,000 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