Uruguay is 5.99× the size of Galicia
Uruguay (South America) covers about 177,000 km² (68,500 mi²) and Galicia (autonomous community of Spain) about 29,600 km² (11,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 177,000km²Uruguay
- 29,600km²Galicia
100 km
- Uruguay
- Galicia
What fits
- Galicia fits inside Uruguay about 5.99 times by area.
- Uruguay is larger by 148,000 km² (57,000 mi²), which is 499% of the area of Galicia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Uruguay is about 5.78, Galicia about 0.96.
How they differ
- Uruguay also has the larger population: 3.4 million against 2.7 million, 1.27× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 91 in Galicia against 19 in Uruguay: Galicia is 4.70× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,720 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Uruguay at 33°S is drawn about 1.4× too large and Galicia at 43°N about 1.9×, so the map shows Uruguay as 4.57× the size of Galicia instead of 5.99×.
- Together Uruguay and Galicia cover 207,000 km², close to the size of Belarus (207,000 km², 0.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 148,000 km², is about the size of Nepal (147,000 km²).
- At Galicia's density, Uruguay would have 16.2 million people (it has 3.4 million). At Uruguay's density, Galicia would have 575,000 (it has 2.7 million).
- Galicia's centre is 75.5° of latitude, about 8,400 km, farther north than Uruguay's.
- Uruguay ranks 91st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Galicia is the 7th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 5.8% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- Galicia lies about 76° of latitude (roughly 8,400 km) north of Uruguay, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Uruguay would have about 51,490 m² and each person in Galicia about 10,950 m².
- Laid side by side, Uruguay and Galicia would cover 207,000 km², about the same size as Belarus.
- Together they have 6.1 million people, about as many people as the Republic of the Congo.
- Counted as a country, Galicia would rank 142nd by area and 140th by population.
Side by side
| Uruguay | Galicia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountrySouth America | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 177,000 km²68,500 mi² | 29,600 km²11,400 mi² |
| Official area | 176,000 km²Wikidata | 29,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 90th of 239worldwide | 7th of 19in Spain |
| Population | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2023 | 2.7 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 134th of 237worldwide | 5th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 19 per km² | 91 per km² |
| Capital | Montevideo | – |
| Latitude range | 35°S to 30°S | 42°N to 44°N |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 176,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 177,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 29,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 29,600 km², to within 2%.
Similar in size to Uruguay
Similar in size to Galicia
More from the same country
More comparisons
Send it to someone who won’t believe it
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. The outline of Galicia is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- 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