Kansas is 1.20× the size of Uruguay
Kansas (state of the United States) covers about 213,000 km² (82,200 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.
- 213,000km²Kansas
- 177,000km²Uruguay
200 km
- Kansas
- Uruguay
What fits
- Uruguay is 83% of the size of Kansas.
- Kansas is larger by 35,500 km² (13,700 mi²), which is 20% of the area of Uruguay.
- Measured in Belgiums: Kansas is about 6.94, Uruguay about 5.78.
How they differ
- Kansas is larger, but Uruguay has the larger population: 3.4 million against 2.9 million, 1.17× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 19 in Uruguay against 14 in Kansas: Uruguay is 1.41× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,050 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Kansas at 38°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Uruguay at 33°S about 1.4×, so the map shows Kansas as 1.38× the size of Uruguay instead of 1.20×.
- Together Kansas and Uruguay cover 390,000 km², close to the size of Zimbabwe (389,000 km², 0.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 35,500 km², is about the size of Taiwan (36,200 km²).
- At Uruguay's density, Kansas would have 4.1 million people (it has 2.9 million). At Kansas's density, Uruguay would have 2.4 million (it has 3.4 million).
- Kansas's centre is 71.3° of latitude, about 7,930 km, farther north than Uruguay's.
- Kansas is the 15th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.2% of its area; it is the 42nd most densely populated of them.
- Uruguay ranks 91st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Kansas lies about 71° of latitude (roughly 7,930 km) north of Uruguay, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Kansas would have about 72,440 m² and each person in Uruguay about 51,490 m².
- Laid side by side, Kansas and Uruguay would cover 390,000 km², about the same size as Zimbabwe.
- Together they have 6.4 million people, about as many people as Bulgaria.
- Counted as a country, Kansas would rank 84th by area and 137th by population.
Side by side
| Kansas | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountrySouth America |
| Area, measured | 213,000 km²82,200 mi² | 177,000 km²68,500 mi² |
| Official area | 213,000 km²Wikidata | 176,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 15th of 51in the United States | 90th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 2.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Rank by population | 35th of 51in the United States | 134th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 14 per km² | 19 per km² |
| Capital | Topeka | Montevideo |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 40°N | 35°S to 30°S |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2023. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 213,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 213,000 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