Nevada is 1.62× the size of Uruguay
Nevada (state of the United States) covers about 287,000 km² (111,000 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.
- 287,000km²Nevada
- 177,000km²Uruguay
100 km
- Nevada
- Uruguay
What fits
- Uruguay is 62% of the size of Nevada.
- Nevada is larger by 110,000 km² (42,400 mi²), which is 62% of the area of Uruguay.
- Measured in Belgiums: Nevada is about 9.36, Uruguay about 5.78.
How they differ
- Nevada is larger, but Uruguay has the larger population: 3.4 million against 3.1 million, 1.11× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 19 in Uruguay against 11 in Nevada: Uruguay is 1.80× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,200 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Nevada at 39°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Uruguay at 33°S about 1.4×, so the map shows Nevada as 1.91× the size of Uruguay instead of 1.62×.
- Together Nevada and Uruguay cover 464,000 km², close to the size of Cameroon (464,000 km², 0.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 110,000 km², is about the size of Cuba (110,000 km²).
- At Uruguay's density, Nevada would have 5.6 million people (it has 3.1 million). At Nevada's density, Uruguay would have 1.9 million (it has 3.4 million).
- Nevada's centre is 72.1° of latitude, about 8,020 km, farther north than Uruguay's.
- Nevada is the 7th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 3.0% of its area; it is the 43rd most densely populated of them.
- Uruguay ranks 91st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Nevada lies about 72° of latitude (roughly 8,020 km) north of Uruguay, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Nevada would have about 92,470 m² and each person in Uruguay about 51,490 m².
- Laid side by side, Nevada and Uruguay would cover 464,000 km², about the same size as Cameroon.
- Together they have 6.5 million people, about as many people as Serbia.
- Counted as a country, Nevada would rank 74th by area and 137th by population.
Side by side
| Nevada | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountrySouth America |
| Area, measured | 287,000 km²111,000 mi² | 177,000 km²68,500 mi² |
| Official area | 286,000 km²Wikidata | 176,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 7th of 51in the United States | 90th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 3.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Rank by population | 32nd of 51in the United States | 134th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 11 per km² | 19 per km² |
| Capital | Carson City | Montevideo |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 42°N | 35°S to 30°S |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2023. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 286,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 287,000 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