Uruguay is 1.14× the size of Shanxi
Uruguay (South America) covers about 177,000 km² (68,500 mi²) and Shanxi (province of China) about 156,000 km² (60,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 177,000km²Uruguay
- 156,000km²Shanxi
100 km
- Uruguay
- Shanxi
What fits
- Shanxi is 88% of the size of Uruguay.
- Uruguay is larger by 21,200 km² (8,200 mi²), which is 14% of the area of Shanxi.
- Measured in Belgiums: Uruguay is about 5.78, Shanxi about 5.09.
How they differ
- Uruguay is larger, but Shanxi has the larger population: 34.9 million against 3.4 million, 10.1× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 224 in Shanxi against 19 in Uruguay: Shanxi is 11.5× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 18,800 km apart.
- Together Uruguay and Shanxi cover 333,000 km², close to the size of Finland (333,000 km², 0.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 21,200 km², is about the size of Djibouti (21,800 km²).
- At Shanxi's density, Uruguay would have 39.7 million people (it has 3.4 million). At Uruguay's density, Shanxi would have 3.0 million (it has 34.9 million).
- Shanxi's centre is 70.3° of latitude, about 7,820 km, farther north than Uruguay's.
- Uruguay ranks 91st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Shanxi is the 19th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 1.7% of its area; it is the 18th most densely populated of them.
- Shanxi lies about 70° of latitude (roughly 7,820 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 Shanxi about 4,470 m².
- Laid side by side, Uruguay and Shanxi would cover 333,000 km², about the same size as Finland.
- Together they have 38.4 million people, about as many people as Iraq.
- Counted as a country, Shanxi would rank 93rd by area and 42nd by population.
Side by side
| Uruguay | Shanxi | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountrySouth America | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 177,000 km²68,500 mi² | 156,000 km²60,300 mi² |
| Official area | 176,000 km²Wikidata | 156,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 90th of 239worldwide | 19th of 31in China |
| Population | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2023 | 34.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 134th of 237worldwide | 18th of 31in China |
| Density | 19 per km² | 224 per km² |
| Capital | Montevideo | Taiyuan |
| Latitude range | 35°S to 30°S | 35°N to 41°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 156,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 156,000 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