Paraná is 1.12× the size of Uruguay
Paraná (state of Brazil) covers about 199,000 km² (76,700 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.
- 199,000km²Paraná
- 177,000km²Uruguay
200 km
- Paraná
- Uruguay
What fits
- Uruguay is 89% of the size of Paraná.
- Paraná is larger by 21,300 km² (8,230 mi²), which is 12% of the area of Uruguay.
- Measured in Belgiums: Paraná is about 6.48, Uruguay about 5.78.
How they differ
- Paraná also has the larger population: 11.4 million against 3.4 million, 3.32× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 58 in Paraná against 19 in Uruguay: Paraná is 2.97× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,000 km apart.
- On a standard web map Uruguay looks larger than Paraná: Paraná at 25°S is drawn about 1.2× too large and Uruguay at 33°S about 1.4×, so the map shows Uruguay as 1.04× the size of Paraná, when Paraná is 1.12× the size of Uruguay.
- Together Paraná and Uruguay cover 376,000 km², close to the size of Japan (374,000 km², 0.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 21,300 km², is about the size of Djibouti (21,800 km²).
- At Uruguay's density, Paraná would have 3.9 million people (it has 11.4 million). At Paraná's density, Uruguay would have 10.2 million (it has 3.4 million).
- Paraná's centre is 8.2° of latitude, about 910 km, farther north than Uruguay's.
- Paraná is the 15th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 2.3% of its area; it is the 12th most densely populated of them.
- Uruguay ranks 91st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Paraná lies about 8° of latitude (roughly 907 km) north of Uruguay.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Paraná would have about 17,360 m² and each person in Uruguay about 51,490 m².
- Laid side by side, Paraná and Uruguay would cover 376,000 km², about the same size as Japan.
- Together they have 14.9 million people, about as many people as Zimbabwe.
- Counted as a country, Paraná would rank 87th by area and 82nd by population.
Side by side
| Paraná | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateBrazil | CountrySouth America |
| Area, measured | 199,000 km²76,700 mi² | 177,000 km²68,500 mi² |
| Official area | 199,000 km²Wikidata | 176,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 15th of 27in Brazil | 90th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 11.4 millionWikidata, 2022 | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Rank by population | 5th of 27in Brazil | 134th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 58 per km² | 19 per km² |
| Capital | Curitiba | Montevideo |
| Latitude range | 27°S to 23°S | 35°S to 30°S |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2023. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 199,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 199,000 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