Real size
How big is Uruguay really?
178,000 km²
68,600 sq mi · 78th smallest of the 167 here · about the size of Cambodia
Normal web maps draw it 1.4× too big
Uruguay covers 178,000 km² (68,600 sq mi), about the size of Cambodia. A normal web map draws it about 1.4 times too big: not much, but enough to make it look bigger than countries nearer the equator.
Measured from our map outlines, so official figures can differ by a few percent. Ranks count the 167 countries and territories on these pages: those over 5,000 km², not counting disputed territories.
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- Real area
- 178,000 km²
- Size rank
- 90th of 167
- On a normal web map
- 1.4× too big
- Latitude
- 33°S
Countries about the same size
- CambodiaAbout the same size
- SyriaAbout the same size
- SenegalSenegal is 1.1 times the size of Uruguay
- KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan is 1.1 times the size of Uruguay
- TunisiaUruguay is 1.1 times the size of Tunisia
Uruguay through history
Borders here have moved many times. Step through our maps, from 2000 BCE to today, to see who ruled this land before, and how big their realms really were.
Open the history map →Browse the eras →
Common questions
- How big is Uruguay?
- Uruguay covers about 178,000 km² (68,600 sq mi). It is the 78th smallest of the 167 countries and territories on these pages (those over 5,000 km²).
- Why does Uruguay look so big on maps?
- Most web maps use the Mercator projection, which keeps shapes right but stretches area more and more toward the poles. Averaged over the whole country, it draws Uruguay about 1.4 times too big.
- Is Uruguay bigger than Belarus?
- No. Belarus is about 1.2 times the size of Uruguay.
- Is Uruguay bigger than Cambodia?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.