Missouri is 1.02× the size of Uruguay
Missouri (state of the United States) covers about 180,000 km² (69,700 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.
- 180,000km²Missouri
- 177,000km²Uruguay
100 km
- Missouri
- Uruguay
What fits
- Uruguay is 98% of the size of Missouri.
- Missouri is larger by 3,130 km² (1,210 mi²), which is 1.8% of the area of Uruguay.
- Measured in Belgiums: Missouri is about 5.88, Uruguay about 5.78.
How they differ
- Missouri also has the larger population: 6.2 million against 3.4 million, 1.79× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 34 in Missouri against 19 in Uruguay: Missouri is 1.76× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,760 km apart.
- Together Missouri and Uruguay cover 358,000 km², close to the size of Germany (358,000 km², 0.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 3,130 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
- At Uruguay's density, Missouri would have 3.5 million people (it has 6.2 million). At Missouri's density, Uruguay would have 6.0 million (it has 3.4 million).
- Missouri's centre is 71.1° of latitude, about 7,910 km, farther north than Uruguay's.
- Missouri is the 20th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.9% of its area; it is the 29th most densely populated of them.
- Uruguay ranks 91st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Missouri lies about 71° of latitude (roughly 7,910 km) north of Uruguay, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Missouri would have about 29,320 m² and each person in Uruguay about 51,490 m².
- Laid side by side, Missouri and Uruguay would cover 358,000 km², about the same size as Germany.
- Together they have 9.6 million people, about as many people as Hungary.
- Counted as a country, Missouri would rank 90th by area and 111th by population.
Side by side
| Missouri | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountrySouth America |
| Area, measured | 180,000 km²69,700 mi² | 177,000 km²68,500 mi² |
| Official area | 181,000 km²Wikidata | 176,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 20th of 51in the United States | 90th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 6.2 millionWikidata, 2020 | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Rank by population | 19th of 51in the United States | 134th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 34 per km² | 19 per km² |
| Capital | Jefferson City | Montevideo |
| Latitude range | 36°N to 41°N | 35°S to 30°S |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2023. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 181,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 180,000 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