North Dakota is 1.03× the size of Uruguay
North Dakota (state of the United States) covers about 183,000 km² (70,600 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.
- 183,000km²North Dakota
- 177,000km²Uruguay
100 km
- North Dakota
- Uruguay
What fits
- Uruguay is 97% of the size of North Dakota.
- North Dakota is larger by 5,400 km² (2,090 mi²), which is 3.0% of the area of Uruguay.
- Measured in Belgiums: North Dakota is about 5.96, Uruguay about 5.78.
How they differ
- North Dakota is larger, but Uruguay has the larger population: 3.4 million against 779,000, 4.42× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 19 in Uruguay against 4.3 in North Dakota: Uruguay is 4.56× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,960 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: North Dakota at 47°N is drawn about 2.2× too large and Uruguay at 33°S about 1.4×, so the map shows North Dakota as 1.59× the size of Uruguay instead of 1.03×.
- Together North Dakota and Uruguay cover 360,000 km², close to the size of Germany (358,000 km², 0.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 5,400 km², is about the size of Cyprus (5,400 km²).
- At Uruguay's density, North Dakota would have 3.5 million people (it has 779,000). At North Dakota's density, Uruguay would have 756,000 (it has 3.4 million).
- North Dakota's centre is 80.2° of latitude, about 8,920 km, farther north than Uruguay's.
- North Dakota is the 18th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.9% of its area; it is the 48th most densely populated of them.
- Uruguay ranks 91st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- North Dakota lies about 80° of latitude (roughly 8,920 km) north of Uruguay, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in North Dakota would have about 234,560 m² and each person in Uruguay about 51,490 m².
- Laid side by side, North Dakota and Uruguay would cover 360,000 km², about the same size as Germany.
- Together they have 4.2 million people, 95% as many people as Kuwait.
- Counted as a country, North Dakota would rank 89th by area and 166th by population.
Side by side
| North Dakota | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountrySouth America |
| Area, measured | 183,000 km²70,600 mi² | 177,000 km²68,500 mi² |
| Official area | 183,000 km²Wikidata | 176,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 18th of 51in the United States | 90th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 779,000Wikidata, 2020 | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Rank by population | 47th of 51in the United States | 134th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 4.3 per km² | 19 per km² |
| Capital | Bismarck | Montevideo |
| Latitude range | 46°N to 49°N | 35°S to 30°S |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2023. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 183,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 183,000 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