Uruguay is 1.06× the size of Somaliland
Uruguay covers about 177,000 km² (68,500 mi²) and Somaliland about 167,000 km² (64,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 177,000km²Uruguay
- 167,000km²Somaliland
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- Uruguay
- Somaliland
The boundary or political status of Somaliland is contested. Size Versus draws the Natural Earth de facto outline and takes no position on it.
What fits
- Somaliland is 94% of the size of Uruguay.
- Uruguay is larger by 9,940 km² (3,840 mi²), which is 5.9% of the area of Somaliland.
- Measured in Belgiums: Uruguay is about 5.78, Somaliland about 5.46.
How they differ
- Uruguay is larger, but Somaliland has the larger population: 6.5 million against 3.4 million, 1.89× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 39 in Somaliland against 19 in Uruguay: Somaliland is 2.00× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,700 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Uruguay at 33°S is drawn about 1.4× too large and Somaliland at 10°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Uruguay as 1.46× the size of Somaliland instead of 1.06×.
- Together Uruguay and Somaliland cover 345,000 km², close to the size of Republic of the Congo (345,000 km², 0.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 9,940 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At Somaliland's density, Uruguay would have 6.9 million people (it has 3.4 million). At Uruguay's density, Somaliland would have 3.3 million (it has 6.5 million).
- Somaliland's centre is 42.5° of latitude, about 4,730 km, farther north than Uruguay's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Uruguay | 1.06× |
| More people | Somaliland | 1.89× |
| More crowded | Somaliland | 2.00× |
| Farther north | Somaliland | 42.5° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Uruguay | 1.4× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Uruguay | Somaliland |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 5.78× | 5.46× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 0.73× | 0.69× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.50× | 0.47× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.47× | 0.45× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.32× | 0.31× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.06× | 0.05× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.02× | 0.02× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.02× | 0.02× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.01× | 0.01× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Uruguay | Somaliland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 177,000 km²68,500 mi² | 167,000 km²64,600 mi² |
| Population | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2023 | 6.5 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Density | 19 per km² | 39 per km² |
| Official area | 176,000 km²Wikidata | 177,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Montevideo | Hargeisa |
| Latitude range | 35°S to 30°S | 8°N to 11°N |
| Continent | South America | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2024, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 176,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 177,000 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 167,000 km² is 5.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 177,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- 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
- 2026-11-11