Nebraska is 1.13× the size of Uruguay
Nebraska (state of the United States) covers about 201,000 km² (77,600 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.
- 201,000km²Nebraska
- 177,000km²Uruguay
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- Nebraska
- Uruguay
What fits
- Uruguay is 88% of the size of Nebraska.
- Nebraska is larger by 23,600 km² (9,120 mi²), which is 13% of the area of Uruguay.
- Measured in Belgiums: Nebraska is about 6.55, Uruguay about 5.78.
How they differ
- Nebraska is larger, but Uruguay has the larger population: 3.4 million against 2.0 million, 1.76× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 19 in Uruguay against 9.8 in Nebraska: Uruguay is 1.99× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,400 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Nebraska at 42°N is drawn about 1.8× too large and Uruguay at 33°S about 1.4×, so the map shows Nebraska as 1.43× the size of Uruguay instead of 1.13×.
- Together Nebraska and Uruguay cover 378,000 km², close to the size of Norway (382,000 km², 1.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 23,600 km², is about the size of Belize (22,300 km²).
- At Uruguay's density, Nebraska would have 3.9 million people (it has 2.0 million). At Nebraska's density, Uruguay would have 1.7 million (it has 3.4 million).
- Nebraska's centre is 74.3° of latitude, about 8,270 km, farther north than Uruguay's.
- Nebraska is the 16th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.1% of its area; it is the 44th most densely populated of them.
- Uruguay ranks 91st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Nebraska lies about 74° of latitude (roughly 8,270 km) north of Uruguay, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Nebraska would have about 102,460 m² and each person in Uruguay about 51,490 m².
- Laid side by side, Nebraska and Uruguay would cover 378,000 km², about the same size as Norway.
- Together they have 5.4 million people, about as many people as Slovakia.
- Counted as a country, Nebraska would rank 86th by area and 149th by population.
Side by side
| Nebraska | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountrySouth America |
| Area, measured | 201,000 km²77,600 mi² | 177,000 km²68,500 mi² |
| Official area | 201,000 km²Wikidata | 176,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 16th of 51in the United States | 90th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 2.0 millionWikidata, 2020 | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Rank by population | 37th of 51in the United States | 134th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 9.8 per km² | 19 per km² |
| Capital | Lincoln | Montevideo |
| Latitude range | 40°N to 43°N | 35°S to 30°S |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2023. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 201,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 201,000 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