Tibet is 6.37× the size of Uruguay
Tibet (autonomous region of China) covers about 1,130,000 km² (436,000 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.
- 1,130,000km²Tibet
- 177,000km²Uruguay
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- Tibet
- Uruguay
Tibet: Part of this region's boundary is disputed with India. Size Versus draws Natural Earth's de facto outline, the boundary as it is held on the ground, and takes no position on it.
What fits
- Uruguay fits inside Tibet about 6.37 times by area.
- Tibet is larger by 952,000 km² (368,000 mi²), which is 537% of the area of Uruguay.
- Measured in Belgiums: Tibet is about 36.8, Uruguay about 5.78.
How they differ
- Tibet also has the larger population: 3.6 million against 3.4 million, 1.06× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 19 in Uruguay against 3.2 in Tibet: Uruguay is 6.01× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 16,700 km apart.
- Together Tibet and Uruguay cover 1,307,000 km², close to the size of Peru (1,290,000 km², 1.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 952,000 km², is about the size of Tanzania (942,000 km²).
- At Uruguay's density, Tibet would have 21.9 million people (it has 3.6 million). At Tibet's density, Uruguay would have 573,000 (it has 3.4 million).
- Tibet's centre is 64.5° of latitude, about 7,180 km, farther north than Uruguay's.
- Tibet is the 3rd largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 12% of its area; it is the 31st most densely populated of them.
- Uruguay ranks 91st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Tibet lies about 65° of latitude (roughly 7,180 km) north of Uruguay, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Tibet would have about 309,690 m² and each person in Uruguay about 51,490 m².
- Laid side by side, Tibet and Uruguay would cover 1,307,000 km², about the same size as Peru.
- Together they have 7.1 million people, about as many people as Kyrgyzstan.
- Counted as a country, Tibet would rank 27th by area and 133rd by population.
Side by side
| Tibet | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Autonomous RegionChina | CountrySouth America |
| Area, measured | 1,130,000 km²436,000 mi² | 177,000 km²68,500 mi² |
| Official area | 1,228,000 km²Wikidata | 176,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 3rd of 31in China | 90th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 3.6 millionWikidata, 2020 | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Rank by population | 31st of 31in China | 134th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 3.2 per km² | 19 per km² |
| Capital | Lhasa | Montevideo |
| Latitude range | 27°N to 36°N | 35°S to 30°S |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2023. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 1,130,000 km² is 8.0% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,228,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- 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