Mato Grosso is 5.09× the size of Uruguay
Mato Grosso (state of Brazil) covers about 903,000 km² (349,000 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.
- 903,000km²Mato Grosso
- 177,000km²Uruguay
200 km
- Mato Grosso
- Uruguay
What fits
- Uruguay fits inside Mato Grosso about 5.09 times by area.
- Mato Grosso is larger by 726,000 km² (280,000 mi²), which is 409% of the area of Uruguay.
- Measured in Belgiums: Mato Grosso is about 29.4, Uruguay about 5.78.
How they differ
- Mato Grosso also has the larger population: 3.7 million against 3.4 million, 1.06× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 19 in Uruguay against 4.1 in Mato Grosso: Uruguay is 4.79× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,210 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Mato Grosso at 13°S is drawn about 1.1× too large and Uruguay at 33°S about 1.4×, so the map shows Mato Grosso as 3.79× the size of Uruguay instead of 5.09×.
- Together Mato Grosso and Uruguay cover 1,081,000 km², close to the size of Bolivia (1,087,000 km², 0.6% bigger).
- The gap between them, 726,000 km², is about the size of Chile (736,000 km²).
- At Uruguay's density, Mato Grosso would have 17.5 million people (it has 3.7 million). At Mato Grosso's density, Uruguay would have 718,000 (it has 3.4 million).
- Mato Grosso's centre is 19.8° of latitude, about 2,210 km, farther north than Uruguay's.
- Mato Grosso is the 3rd largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 11% of its area; it is the 25th most densely populated of them.
- Uruguay ranks 91st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Mato Grosso lies about 20° of latitude (roughly 2,210 km) north of Uruguay.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Mato Grosso would have about 246,870 m² and each person in Uruguay about 51,490 m².
- Laid side by side, Mato Grosso and Uruguay would cover 1,081,000 km², about the same size as Bolivia.
- Together they have 7.1 million people, about as many people as Kyrgyzstan.
- Counted as a country, Mato Grosso would rank 34th by area and 133rd by population.
Side by side
| Mato Grosso | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateBrazil | CountrySouth America |
| Area, measured | 903,000 km²349,000 mi² | 177,000 km²68,500 mi² |
| Official area | 903,000 km²Wikidata | 176,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 3rd of 27in Brazil | 90th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 3.7 millionWikidata, 2022 | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Rank by population | 16th of 27in Brazil | 134th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 4.1 per km² | 19 per km² |
| Capital | Cuiabá | Montevideo |
| Latitude range | 18°S to 7°S | 35°S to 30°S |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2023. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 903,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 903,000 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