Jilin is 1.08× the size of Uruguay
Jilin (province of China) covers about 191,000 km² (73,800 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.
- 191,000km²Jilin
- 177,000km²Uruguay
200 km
- Jilin
- Uruguay
What fits
- Uruguay is 93% of the size of Jilin.
- Jilin is larger by 13,700 km² (5,280 mi²), which is 7.7% of the area of Uruguay.
- Measured in Belgiums: Jilin is about 6.23, Uruguay about 5.78.
How they differ
- Jilin also has the larger population: 24.1 million against 3.4 million, 6.99× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 126 in Jilin against 19 in Uruguay: Jilin is 6.49× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 18,800 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Jilin at 44°N is drawn about 1.9× too large and Uruguay at 33°S about 1.4×, so the map shows Jilin as 1.46× the size of Uruguay instead of 1.08×.
- Together Jilin and Uruguay cover 368,000 km², close to the size of Japan (374,000 km², 1.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 13,700 km², is about the size of Montenegro (13,700 km²).
- At Uruguay's density, Jilin would have 3.7 million people (it has 24.1 million). At Jilin's density, Uruguay would have 22.3 million (it has 3.4 million).
- Jilin's centre is 76.5° of latitude, about 8,500 km, farther north than Uruguay's.
- Jilin is the 12th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 2.0% of its area; it is the 24th most densely populated of them.
- Uruguay ranks 91st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Jilin lies about 76° of latitude (roughly 8,500 km) north of Uruguay, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Jilin would have about 7,930 m² and each person in Uruguay about 51,490 m².
- Laid side by side, Jilin and Uruguay would cover 368,000 km², about the same size as Japan.
- Together they have 27.5 million people, about as many people as Australia.
- Counted as a country, Jilin would rank 88th by area and 56th by population.
Side by side
| Jilin | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | CountrySouth America |
| Area, measured | 191,000 km²73,800 mi² | 177,000 km²68,500 mi² |
| Official area | 187,000 km²Wikidata | 176,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 12th of 31in China | 90th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 24.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Rank by population | 24th of 31in China | 134th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 126 per km² | 19 per km² |
| Capital | Changchun | Montevideo |
| Latitude range | 41°N to 46°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 191,000 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