Shaanxi is 1.16× the size of Uruguay
Shaanxi (province of China) covers about 206,000 km² (79,400 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.
- 206,000km²Shaanxi
- 177,000km²Uruguay
200 km
- Shaanxi
- Uruguay
What fits
- Uruguay is 86% of the size of Shaanxi.
- Shaanxi is larger by 28,400 km² (11,000 mi²), which is 16% of the area of Uruguay.
- Measured in Belgiums: Shaanxi is about 6.71, Uruguay about 5.78.
How they differ
- Shaanxi also has the larger population: 39.5 million against 3.4 million, 11.5× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 192 in Shaanxi against 19 in Uruguay: Shaanxi is 9.89× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 18,600 km apart.
- Together Shaanxi and Uruguay cover 383,000 km², close to the size of Norway (382,000 km², 0.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 28,400 km², is about the size of Albania (28,300 km²).
- At Uruguay's density, Shaanxi would have 4.0 million people (it has 39.5 million). At Shaanxi's density, Uruguay would have 34.1 million (it has 3.4 million).
- Shaanxi's centre is 67.9° of latitude, about 7,550 km, farther north than Uruguay's.
- Shaanxi is the 11th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 2.2% of its area; it is the 21st most densely populated of them.
- Uruguay ranks 91st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Shaanxi lies about 68° of latitude (roughly 7,550 km) north of Uruguay, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Shaanxi would have about 5,200 m² and each person in Uruguay about 51,490 m².
- Laid side by side, Shaanxi and Uruguay would cover 383,000 km², about the same size as Norway.
- Together they have 43.0 million people, 1.04× as many people as Afghanistan.
- Counted as a country, Shaanxi would rank 86th by area and 37th by population.
Side by side
| Shaanxi | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | CountrySouth America |
| Area, measured | 206,000 km²79,400 mi² | 177,000 km²68,500 mi² |
| Official area | 206,000 km²Wikidata | 176,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 11th of 31in China | 90th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 39.5 millionWikidata, 2020 | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Rank by population | 16th of 31in China | 134th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 192 per km² | 19 per km² |
| Capital | Xi'an | Montevideo |
| Latitude range | 32°N to 40°N | 35°S to 30°S |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2023. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 206,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 206,000 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