Uruguay is 1.02× the size of Washington State

What fits

• Washington State is 98% of the size of Uruguay.
• Uruguay is larger by 3,230 km² (1,250 mi²), which is 1.9% of the area of Washington State.
• Measured in Belgiums: Uruguay is about 5.78, Washington State about 5.68.

How they differ

• Uruguay is larger, but Washington State has the larger population: 7.7 million against 3.4 million, 2.24× as many people.
• Per square kilometre that is 44 in Washington State against 19 in Uruguay: Washington State is 2.28× as densely populated.
• Their centres are about 11,000 km apart.
• On a standard web map Washington State looks larger than Uruguay: Uruguay at 33°S is drawn about 1.4× too large and Washington State at 47°N about 2.2×, so the map shows Washington State as 1.51× the size of Uruguay, when Uruguay is 1.02× the size of Washington State.
• Together Uruguay and Washington State cover 351,000 km², close to the size of Germany (358,000 km², 1.8% bigger).
• The gap between them, 3,230 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
• At Washington State's density, Uruguay would have 7.8 million people (it has 3.4 million). At Uruguay's density, Washington State would have 3.4 million (it has 7.7 million).
• Washington State's centre is 80.2° of latitude, about 8,920 km, farther north than Uruguay's.
• Uruguay ranks 91st of 246 countries and territories by area.
• Washington State is the 21st largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.8% of its area; it is the 22nd most densely populated of them.
• Washington State lies about 80° of latitude (roughly 8,920 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 Washington State about 22,600 m².
• Laid side by side, Uruguay and Washington State would cover 351,000 km², about the same size as Germany.
• Together they have 11.1 million people, about as many people as Somalia.
• Counted as a country, Washington State would rank 91st by area and 102nd by population.

Side by side

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%.
• Our measured 174,000 km² is 5.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 185,000 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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