Sonora is 1.01× the size of Uruguay
Sonora (state of Mexico) covers about 179,000 km² (69,200 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.
- 179,000km²Sonora
- 177,000km²Uruguay
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- Sonora
- Uruguay
What fits
- Uruguay is 99% of the size of Sonora.
- Sonora is larger by 1,840 km² (709 mi²), which is 1.0% of the area of Uruguay.
- Measured in Belgiums: Sonora is about 5.84, Uruguay about 5.78.
How they differ
- Sonora is larger, but Uruguay has the larger population: 3.4 million against 2.9 million, 1.21× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 19 in Uruguay against 16 in Sonora: Uruguay is 1.22× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,030 km apart.
- On a standard web map Uruguay looks larger than Sonora: Sonora at 30°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Uruguay at 33°S about 1.4×, so the map shows Uruguay as 1.06× the size of Sonora, when Sonora is 1.01× the size of Uruguay.
- Together Sonora and Uruguay cover 357,000 km², close to the size of Germany (358,000 km², 0.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,840 km², is about the size of Mauritius (2,000 km²).
- At Uruguay's density, Sonora would have 3.5 million people (it has 2.9 million). At Sonora's density, Uruguay would have 2.8 million (it has 3.4 million).
- Sonora's centre is 62.5° of latitude, about 6,950 km, farther north than Uruguay's.
- Sonora is the 2nd largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 9.2% of its area; it is the 29th most densely populated of them.
- Uruguay ranks 91st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Sonora lies about 62° of latitude (roughly 6,950 km) north of Uruguay, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Sonora would have about 62,860 m² and each person in Uruguay about 51,490 m².
- Laid side by side, Sonora and Uruguay would cover 357,000 km², about the same size as Germany.
- Together they have 6.3 million people, about as many people as Bulgaria.
- Counted as a country, Sonora would rank 90th by area and 139th by population.
Side by side
| Sonora | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | CountrySouth America |
| Area, measured | 179,000 km²69,200 mi² | 177,000 km²68,500 mi² |
| Official area | 180,000 km²Wikidata | 176,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 2nd of 32in Mexico | 90th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 2.9 millionWikidata, 2015 | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Rank by population | 18th of 32in Mexico | 134th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 16 per km² | 19 per km² |
| Capital | Hermosillo | Montevideo |
| Latitude range | 26°N to 32°N | 35°S to 30°S |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2023. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 180,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 179,000 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