Uruguay is 3.07× the size of Sinaloa
Uruguay (South America) covers about 177,000 km² (68,500 mi²) and Sinaloa (state of Mexico) about 57,700 km² (22,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 177,000km²Uruguay
- 57,700km²Sinaloa
100 km
- Uruguay
- Sinaloa
What fits
- Sinaloa fits inside Uruguay about 3.07 times by area.
- Uruguay is larger by 120,000 km² (46,200 mi²), which is 207% of the area of Sinaloa.
- Measured in Belgiums: Uruguay is about 5.78, Sinaloa about 1.88.
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 51 in Sinaloa against 19 in Uruguay: Sinaloa is 2.65× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,430 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Uruguay at 33°S is drawn about 1.4× too large and Sinaloa at 25°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Uruguay as 3.57× the size of Sinaloa instead of 3.07×.
- Together Uruguay and Sinaloa cover 235,000 km², close to the size of Romania (236,000 km², 0.6% bigger).
- The gap between them, 120,000 km², is about the size of Malawi (119,000 km²).
- At Sinaloa's density, Uruguay would have 9.1 million people (it has 3.4 million). At Uruguay's density, Sinaloa would have 1.1 million (it has 3.0 million).
- Sinaloa's centre is 57.8° of latitude, about 6,430 km, farther north than Uruguay's.
- Uruguay ranks 91st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Sinaloa is the 17th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 2.9% of its area; it is the 19th most densely populated of them.
- Sinaloa lies about 58° of latitude (roughly 6,430 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 Sinaloa about 19,450 m².
- Laid side by side, Uruguay and Sinaloa would cover 235,000 km², about the same size as Romania.
- Together they have 6.4 million people, about as many people as Bulgaria.
- Counted as a country, Sinaloa would rank 126th by area and 137th by population.
Side by side
| Uruguay | Sinaloa | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountrySouth America | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 177,000 km²68,500 mi² | 57,700 km²22,300 mi² |
| Official area | 176,000 km²Wikidata | 57,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 90th of 239worldwide | 17th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2023 | 3.0 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 134th of 237worldwide | 15th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 19 per km² | 51 per km² |
| Capital | Montevideo | Culiacán |
| Latitude range | 35°S to 30°S | 22°N to 27°N |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2015. 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 57,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 57,700 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