Karnataka is 1.08× the size of Uruguay
Karnataka (state of India) covers about 192,000 km² (74,100 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.
- 192,000km²Karnataka
- 177,000km²Uruguay
100 km
- Karnataka
- Uruguay
What fits
- Uruguay is 92% of the size of Karnataka.
- Karnataka is larger by 14,500 km² (5,600 mi²), which is 8.2% of the area of Uruguay.
- Measured in Belgiums: Karnataka is about 6.26, Uruguay about 5.78.
How they differ
- Karnataka also has the larger population: 61.1 million against 3.4 million, 17.7× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 319 in Karnataka against 19 in Uruguay: Karnataka is 16.4× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 14,800 km apart.
- On a standard web map Uruguay looks larger than Karnataka: Karnataka at 15°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Uruguay at 33°S about 1.4×, so the map shows Uruguay as 1.22× the size of Karnataka, when Karnataka is 1.08× the size of Uruguay.
- Together Karnataka and Uruguay cover 369,000 km², close to the size of Japan (374,000 km², 1.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 14,500 km², is about the size of East Timor (15,100 km²).
- At Uruguay's density, Karnataka would have 3.7 million people (it has 61.1 million). At Karnataka's density, Uruguay would have 56.5 million (it has 3.4 million).
- Karnataka's centre is 47.5° of latitude, about 5,280 km, farther north than Uruguay's.
- Karnataka is the 5th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 6.1% of its area; it is the 19th most densely populated of them.
- Uruguay ranks 91st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Karnataka lies about 47° of latitude (roughly 5,280 km) north of Uruguay, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Karnataka would have about 3,140 m² and each person in Uruguay about 51,490 m².
- Laid side by side, Karnataka and Uruguay would cover 369,000 km², about the same size as Japan.
- Together they have 64.6 million people, about as many people as Thailand.
- Counted as a country, Karnataka would rank 88th by area and 24th by population.
Side by side
| Karnataka | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | CountrySouth America |
| Area, measured | 192,000 km²74,100 mi² | 177,000 km²68,500 mi² |
| Official area | 192,000 km²Wikidata | 176,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 36in India | 90th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 61.1 millionWikidata, 2011 | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Rank by population | 8th of 36in India | 134th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 319 per km² | 19 per km² |
| Capital | Bengaluru; Belgaum | Montevideo |
| Latitude range | 12°N to 18°N | 35°S to 30°S |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2023. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 192,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 192,000 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