Uruguay is 1.43× the size of Mississippi
Uruguay (South America) covers about 177,000 km² (68,500 mi²) and Mississippi (state of the United States) about 124,000 km² (47,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 177,000km²Uruguay
- 124,000km²Mississippi
100 km
- Uruguay
- Mississippi
What fits
- Mississippi is 70% of the size of Uruguay.
- Uruguay is larger by 53,500 km² (20,700 mi²), which is 43% of the area of Mississippi.
- Measured in Belgiums: Uruguay is about 5.78, Mississippi about 4.04.
How they differ
- Uruguay also has the larger population: 3.4 million against 3.0 million, 1.16× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 24 in Mississippi against 19 in Uruguay: Mississippi is 1.23× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,100 km apart.
- Together Uruguay and Mississippi cover 301,000 km², close to the size of Italy (301,000 km², 0.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 53,500 km², is about the size of Croatia (55,000 km²).
- At Mississippi's density, Uruguay would have 4.2 million people (it has 3.4 million). At Uruguay's density, Mississippi would have 2.4 million (it has 3.0 million).
- Mississippi's centre is 65.5° of latitude, about 7,290 km, farther north than Uruguay's.
- Uruguay ranks 91st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Mississippi is the 31st largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.3% of its area; it is the 34th most densely populated of them.
- Mississippi lies about 66° of latitude (roughly 7,290 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 Mississippi about 41,810 m².
- Laid side by side, Uruguay and Mississippi would cover 301,000 km², about the same size as Italy.
- Together they have 6.4 million people, about as many people as Bulgaria.
- Counted as a country, Mississippi would rank 99th by area and 137th by population.
Side by side
| Uruguay | Mississippi | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountrySouth America | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 177,000 km²68,500 mi² | 124,000 km²47,800 mi² |
| Official area | 176,000 km²Wikidata | 125,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 90th of 239worldwide | 31st of 51in the United States |
| Population | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2023 | 3.0 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 134th of 237worldwide | 34th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 19 per km² | 24 per km² |
| Capital | Montevideo | Jackson |
| Latitude range | 35°S to 30°S | 30°N to 35°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 125,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 124,000 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