Uruguay is 23.1× the size of Shizuoka
Uruguay (South America) covers about 177,000 km² (68,500 mi²) and Shizuoka (prefecture of Japan) about 7,670 km² (2,960 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 177,000km²Uruguay
- 7,670km²Shizuoka
100 km
- Uruguay
- Shizuoka
What fits
- Shizuoka fits inside Uruguay about 23.1 times by area.
- Uruguay is larger by 170,000 km² (65,500 mi²), which is 2,213% of the area of Shizuoka.
- Measured in Belgiums: Uruguay is about 5.78, Shizuoka about 0.25.
How they differ
- Uruguay is larger, but Shizuoka has the larger population: 3.6 million against 3.4 million, 1.05× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 471 in Shizuoka against 19 in Uruguay: Shizuoka is 24.2× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 18,700 km apart.
- Together Uruguay and Shizuoka cover 185,000 km², close to the size of Syria (186,000 km², 0.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 170,000 km², is about the size of Somaliland (167,000 km²).
- At Shizuoka's density, Uruguay would have 83.5 million people (it has 3.4 million). At Uruguay's density, Shizuoka would have 149,000 (it has 3.6 million).
- Shizuoka's centre is 67.8° of latitude, about 7,540 km, farther north than Uruguay's.
- Uruguay ranks 91st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Shizuoka is the 14th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 2.1% of its area; it is the 12th most densely populated of them.
- Shizuoka lies about 68° of latitude (roughly 7,540 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 Shizuoka about 2,120 m².
- Laid side by side, Uruguay and Shizuoka would cover 185,000 km², about the same size as Syria.
- Together they have 7.1 million people, about as many people as Laos.
- Counted as a country, Shizuoka would rank 170th by area and 133rd by population.
Side by side
| Uruguay | Shizuoka | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountrySouth America | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 177,000 km²68,500 mi² | 7,670 km²2,960 mi² |
| Official area | 176,000 km²Wikidata | 7,780 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 90th of 239worldwide | 14th of 47in Japan |
| Population | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2023 | 3.6 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 134th of 237worldwide | 10th of 47in Japan |
| Density | 19 per km² | 471 per km² |
| Capital | Montevideo | Shizuoka |
| Latitude range | 35°S to 30°S | 35°N to 36°N |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2021. 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 7,780 km² agrees with our measured area of 7,670 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