Uruguay is 1.22× the size of Iowa
Uruguay (South America) covers about 177,000 km² (68,500 mi²) and Iowa (state of the United States) about 145,000 km² (56,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 177,000km²Uruguay
- 145,000km²Iowa
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- Uruguay
- Iowa
What fits
- Iowa is 82% of the size of Uruguay.
- Uruguay is larger by 31,900 km² (12,300 mi²), which is 22% of the area of Iowa.
- Measured in Belgiums: Uruguay is about 5.78, Iowa about 4.74.
How they differ
- Uruguay also has the larger population: 3.4 million against 3.2 million, 1.08× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 22 in Iowa against 19 in Uruguay: Iowa is 1.13× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,160 km apart.
- On a standard web map Iowa looks larger than Uruguay: Uruguay at 33°S is drawn about 1.4× too large and Iowa at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Iowa as 1.05× the size of Uruguay, when Uruguay is 1.22× the size of Iowa.
- Together Uruguay and Iowa cover 323,000 km², close to the size of Ivory Coast (321,000 km², 0.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 31,900 km², is about the size of Guinea-Bissau (32,800 km²).
- At Iowa's density, Uruguay would have 3.9 million people (it has 3.4 million). At Uruguay's density, Iowa would have 2.8 million (it has 3.2 million).
- Iowa's centre is 74.9° of latitude, about 8,330 km, farther north than Uruguay's.
- Uruguay ranks 91st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Iowa is the 26th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.5% of its area; it is the 35th most densely populated of them.
- Iowa lies about 75° of latitude (roughly 8,330 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 Iowa about 45,590 m².
- Laid side by side, Uruguay and Iowa would cover 323,000 km², about the same size as Ivory Coast.
- Together they have 6.6 million people, about as many people as Serbia.
- Counted as a country, Iowa would rank 94th by area and 137th by population.
Side by side
| Uruguay | Iowa | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountrySouth America | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 177,000 km²68,500 mi² | 145,000 km²56,200 mi² |
| Official area | 176,000 km²Wikidata | 146,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 90th of 239worldwide | 26th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2023 | 3.2 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 134th of 237worldwide | 31st of 51in the United States |
| Density | 19 per km² | 22 per km² |
| Capital | Montevideo | Des Moines |
| Latitude range | 35°S to 30°S | 40°N to 44°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%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 146,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 145,000 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