Uruguay is 1.01× the size of Guangdong
Uruguay (South America) covers about 177,000 km² (68,500 mi²) and Guangdong (province of China) about 175,000 km² (67,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 177,000km²Uruguay
- 175,000km²Guangdong
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- Uruguay
- Guangdong
What fits
- Guangdong is 99% of the size of Uruguay.
- Uruguay is larger by 1,850 km² (715 mi²), which is 1.1% of the area of Guangdong.
- Measured in Belgiums: Uruguay is about 5.78, Guangdong about 5.72.
How they differ
- Uruguay is larger, but Guangdong has the larger population: 126.0 million against 3.4 million, 36.6× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 718 in Guangdong against 19 in Uruguay: Guangdong is 37.0× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 18,500 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Uruguay at 33°S is drawn about 1.4× too large and Guangdong at 23°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Uruguay as 1.21× the size of Guangdong instead of 1.01×.
- Together Uruguay and Guangdong cover 353,000 km², close to the size of Germany (358,000 km², 1.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,850 km², is about the size of Mauritius (2,000 km²).
- At Guangdong's density, Uruguay would have 127.3 million people (it has 3.4 million). At Uruguay's density, Guangdong would have 3.4 million (it has 126.0 million).
- Guangdong's centre is 56.1° of latitude, about 6,240 km, farther north than Uruguay's.
- Uruguay ranks 91st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Guangdong is the 15th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 1.9% of its area; it is the 5th most densely populated of them.
- Guangdong lies about 56° of latitude (roughly 6,240 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 Guangdong about 1,390 m².
- Laid side by side, Uruguay and Guangdong would cover 353,000 km², about the same size as Germany.
- Together they have 129.5 million people, about as many people as Ethiopia.
- Counted as a country, Guangdong would rank 91st by area and 12th by population.
Side by side
| Uruguay | Guangdong | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountrySouth America | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 177,000 km²68,500 mi² | 175,000 km²67,800 mi² |
| Official area | 176,000 km²Wikidata | 180,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 90th of 239worldwide | 15th of 31in China |
| Population | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2023 | 126.0 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 134th of 237worldwide | 1st of 31in China |
| Density | 19 per km² | 718 per km² |
| Capital | Montevideo | Guangzhou |
| Latitude range | 35°S to 30°S | 20°N to 26°N |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 176,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 177,000 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 175,000 km² is 2.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 180,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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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