Hebei is 1.07× the size of Uruguay
Hebei (province of China) covers about 189,000 km² (73,000 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.
- 189,000km²Hebei
- 177,000km²Uruguay
100 km
- Hebei
- Uruguay
What fits
- Uruguay is 94% of the size of Hebei.
- Hebei is larger by 11,600 km² (4,490 mi²), which is 6.6% of the area of Uruguay.
- Measured in Belgiums: Hebei is about 6.16, Uruguay about 5.78.
How they differ
- Hebei also has the larger population: 74.6 million against 3.4 million, 21.7× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 395 in Hebei against 19 in Uruguay: Hebei is 20.3× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 19,000 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Hebei at 40°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Uruguay at 33°S about 1.4×, so the map shows Hebei as 1.27× the size of Uruguay instead of 1.07×.
- Together Hebei and Uruguay cover 366,000 km², close to the size of Japan (374,000 km², 2.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 11,600 km², is about the size of Falkland Islands (11,600 km²).
- At Uruguay's density, Hebei would have 3.7 million people (it has 74.6 million). At Hebei's density, Uruguay would have 70.0 million (it has 3.4 million).
- Hebei's centre is 72.3° of latitude, about 8,040 km, farther north than Uruguay's.
- Hebei is the 13th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 2.0% of its area; it is the 10th most densely populated of them.
- Uruguay ranks 91st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Hebei lies about 72° of latitude (roughly 8,040 km) north of Uruguay, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Hebei would have about 2,530 m² and each person in Uruguay about 51,490 m².
- Laid side by side, Hebei and Uruguay would cover 366,000 km², about the same size as Japan.
- Together they have 78.1 million people, 94% as many people as Germany.
- Counted as a country, Hebei would rank 88th by area and 20th by population.
Side by side
| Hebei | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | CountrySouth America |
| Area, measured | 189,000 km²73,000 mi² | 177,000 km²68,500 mi² |
| Official area | 187,000 km²Wikidata | 176,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 13th of 31in China | 90th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 74.6 millionWikidata, 2020 | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Rank by population | 6th of 31in China | 134th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 395 per km² | 19 per km² |
| Capital | Shijiazhuang | Montevideo |
| Latitude range | 36°N to 43°N | 35°S to 30°S |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2023. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 187,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 189,000 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