Utah is 1.24× the size of Uruguay
Utah (state of the United States) covers about 220,000 km² (84,900 mi²) and Uruguay (South America) about 177,000 km² (68,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 220,000km²Utah
- 177,000km²Uruguay
100 km
- Utah
- Uruguay
What fits
- Uruguay is 81% of the size of Utah.
- Utah is larger by 42,400 km² (16,400 mi²), which is 24% of the area of Uruguay.
- Measured in Belgiums: Utah is about 7.17, Uruguay about 5.78.
How they differ
- Utah is larger, but Uruguay has the larger population: 3.4 million against 3.3 million, 1.05× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 19 in Uruguay against 15 in Utah: Uruguay is 1.30× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,850 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Utah at 39°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Uruguay at 33°S about 1.4×, so the map shows Utah as 1.46× the size of Uruguay instead of 1.24×.
- Together Utah and Uruguay cover 397,000 km², close to the size of Paraguay (400,000 km², 0.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 42,400 km², is about the size of Denmark (42,700 km²).
- At Uruguay's density, Utah would have 4.3 million people (it has 3.3 million). At Utah's density, Uruguay would have 2.6 million (it has 3.4 million).
- Utah's centre is 72.1° of latitude, about 8,020 km, farther north than Uruguay's.
- Utah is the 13th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.3% of its area; it is the 41st most densely populated of them.
- Uruguay ranks 91st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Utah lies about 72° of latitude (roughly 8,020 km) north of Uruguay, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Utah would have about 67,170 m² and each person in Uruguay about 51,490 m².
- Laid side by side, Utah and Uruguay would cover 397,000 km², about the same size as Paraguay.
- Together they have 6.7 million people, about as many people as Paraguay.
- Counted as a country, Utah would rank 84th by area and 137th by population.
Side by side
| Utah | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountrySouth America |
| Area, measured | 220,000 km²84,900 mi² | 177,000 km²68,500 mi² |
| Official area | 220,000 km²Wikidata | 176,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 13th of 51in the United States | 90th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 3.3 millionWikidata, 2020 | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Rank by population | 30th of 51in the United States | 134th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 15 per km² | 19 per km² |
| Capital | Salt Lake City | Montevideo |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 42°N | 35°S to 30°S |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2023. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 220,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 220,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 176,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 177,000 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