Uruguay is 2.23× the size of Tamaulipas
Uruguay (South America) covers about 177,000 km² (68,500 mi²) and Tamaulipas (state of Mexico) about 79,600 km² (30,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 177,000km²Uruguay
- 79,600km²Tamaulipas
100 km
- Uruguay
- Tamaulipas
What fits
- Tamaulipas fits inside Uruguay about 2.23 times by area.
- Uruguay is larger by 97,800 km² (37,700 mi²), which is 123% of the area of Tamaulipas.
- Measured in Belgiums: Uruguay is about 5.78, Tamaulipas about 2.59.
How they differ
- Uruguay also has the larger population: 3.4 million against 3.4 million, 1.00× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 43 in Tamaulipas against 19 in Uruguay: Tamaulipas is 2.23× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,790 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Uruguay at 33°S is drawn about 1.4× too large and Tamaulipas at 24°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Uruguay as 2.62× the size of Tamaulipas instead of 2.23×.
- Together Uruguay and Tamaulipas cover 257,000 km², close to the size of Ecuador (255,000 km², 0.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 97,800 km², is about the size of South Korea (98,500 km²).
- At Tamaulipas's density, Uruguay would have 7.7 million people (it has 3.4 million). At Uruguay's density, Tamaulipas would have 1.5 million (it has 3.4 million).
- Tamaulipas's centre is 57.1° of latitude, about 6,350 km, farther north than Uruguay's.
- Uruguay ranks 91st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Tamaulipas is the 7th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 4.1% of its area; it is the 22nd most densely populated of them.
- Tamaulipas lies about 57° of latitude (roughly 6,350 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 Tamaulipas about 23,120 m².
- Laid side by side, Uruguay and Tamaulipas would cover 257,000 km², about the same size as Ecuador.
- Together they have 6.9 million people, about as many people as Laos.
- Counted as a country, Tamaulipas would rank 116th by area and 135th by population.
Side by side
| Uruguay | Tamaulipas | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountrySouth America | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 177,000 km²68,500 mi² | 79,600 km²30,700 mi² |
| Official area | 176,000 km²Wikidata | 80,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 90th of 239worldwide | 7th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2023 | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 134th of 237worldwide | 13th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 19 per km² | 43 per km² |
| Capital | Montevideo | Ciudad Victoria |
| Latitude range | 35°S to 30°S | 22°N to 28°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 80,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 79,600 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