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The United States' area vs Uruguay's: size comparison by land type

Updated on by Georank team

The United States is 55.8 times bigger by total area compared to Uruguay: 3,794,100 sq mi vs 68,037 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of the United States is 3,531,839 sq mi vs 67,576 sq mi for Uruguay — a 52.3 times difference in territory size.

  • The United States ranks 3/197 by total surface area vs 89/197 for Uruguay.
  • The United States occupies 6.14% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.12% for Uruguay.
  • 46.1% of the United States' area is agricultural land vs 81.4% in Uruguay.
  • The US has 8.83% of the world's agricultural land area — Uruguay has 0.3%.
  • 33.9% of the US is covered by forests, compared to 12% in Uruguay.
  • 7.67% of the world's forests are in the United States, and 0.05% are in Uruguay.

True size map comparison: United States vs Uruguay

See how the United States and Uruguay compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

United States Uruguay
Total area 3,794,100
sq mi 		68,037
sq mi
Size difference ratio 55.8 1
Total area rank 3/197 89/197
Share of all countries' surface area 1.93% 0.03%
Land area 3,531,839
sq mi 		67,576
sq mi
Land area difference ratio 52.3 1
Land area rank 3/197 89/197
Share of all countries' land area 6.14% 0.12%
Population 341,784,857 3,386,588
Population density 97.3 ppl/mi² 50.1 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

United States Uruguay
Forest area 1,196,125
sq mi 		8,085
sq mi
Forest area as share of land 33.9% 12%
Forest area rank 4/196 108/196
World's forests share 7.67% 0.05%
Agricultural land area 1,627,576
sq mi 		54,976
sq mi
Agricultural land share 46.1% 81.4%
Agricultural land area rank 2/194 60/194
Share of global agricultural land 8.83% 0.3%
Arable land 585,190
sq mi 		8,493
sq mi
Arable land share 16.6% 12.6%
Arable land area rank 2/191 81/191
Permanent cropland 12,242
sq mi 		150.6
sq mi
Permanent cropland share 0.35% 0.22%
Permanent cropland area rank 14/192 131/192
Water area 262,262
sq mi 		461
sq mi
Water as share of total area 6.91% 0.68%
Water area rank 3/197 105/197
Roads length 4,092,730
mi 		48,300
mi
Land borders length 7,458
mi 		989
mi
Coastline length 12,380
mi 		410
mi
Share of marine protected waters 19% 1.5%

Size of Uruguay compared to states in USA

If Uruguay were a state in the US, it would be the 20th biggest by land area: larger than Washington, smaller than Oklahoma, and 3.87 times smaller than the size of Texas.

# State Land area Compared to Uruguay
1 Alaska 570,641 sq mi x8.44
2 Texas 261,232 sq mi x3.87
3 California 155,779 sq mi x2.31
4 Montana 145,546 sq mi x2.15
5 New Mexico 121,298 sq mi x1.8
6 Arizona 113,594 sq mi x1.68
7 Nevada 109,781 sq mi x1.62
8 Colorado 103,642 sq mi x1.53
9 Wyoming 97,093 sq mi x1.44
10 Oregon 95,988 sq mi x1.42
11 Idaho 82,643 sq mi x1.22
12 Utah 82,169 sq mi x1.22
13 Kansas 81,759 sq mi x1.21
14 Minnesota 79,627 sq mi x1.18
15 Nebraska 76,824 sq mi x1.14
16 South Dakota 75,811 sq mi x1.12
17 North Dakota 69,001 sq mi x1.02
18 Missouri 68,742 sq mi x1.02
19 Oklahoma 68,595 sq mi x1.02
* Uruguay 67,576 sq mi *
20 Washington 66,456 sq mi 0.98
21 Georgia 57,513 sq mi 0.85
22 Michigan 56,539 sq mi 0.84
23 Iowa 55,857 sq mi 0.83
24 Illinois 55,519 sq mi 0.82
25 Wisconsin 54,158 sq mi 0.8
26 Florida 53,625 sq mi 0.79
27 Arkansas 52,035 sq mi 0.77
28 Alabama 50,645 sq mi 0.75
29 North Carolina 48,618 sq mi 0.72
30 New York 47,126 sq mi 0.7
31 Mississippi 46,923 sq mi 0.69
32 Pennsylvania 44,743 sq mi 0.66
33 Louisiana 43,204 sq mi 0.64
34 Tennessee 41,235 sq mi 0.61
35 Ohio 40,861 sq mi 0.6
36 Virginia 39,490 sq mi 0.58
37 Kentucky 39,486 sq mi 0.58
38 Indiana 35,826 sq mi 0.53
39 Maine 30,843 sq mi 0.46
40 South Carolina 30,061 sq mi 0.44
41 West Virginia 24,038 sq mi 0.36
42 Maryland 9,707 sq mi 0.14
43 Vermont 9,217 sq mi 0.14
44 New Hampshire 8,953 sq mi 0.13
45 Massachusetts 7,800 sq mi 0.12
46 New Jersey 7,354 sq mi 0.11
47 Hawaii 6,423 sq mi 0.1
48 Connecticut 4,842 sq mi 0.07
49 Puerto Rico 3,459 sq mi 0.05
50 Delaware 1,949 sq mi 0.03
51 Rhode Island 1,045 sq mi 0.02
52 Guam 209.7 sq mi 0.003
53 Northern Mariana Islands 179.2 sq mi 0.003
54 US Virgin Islands 133.7 sq mi 0.002
55 American Samoa 76.4 sq mi 0.001
56 District of Columbia 61 sq mi 0.0009

United States vs Uruguay size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The map above outlines the borders of the United States and Uruguay but is not accurate for size comparison because it's a 2d map with Mercator projection that distorts territories near the poles. The farther a country is from the equator, the more magnified it appears. More about country size projections.

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2023–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  3. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2025, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  4. United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  5. U.S. Census Bureau (2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)

Total agricultural land encompasses all areas used for agriculture: territories under permanent and temporary crops and pastures. It includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit and nut trees, and vineyards, but excludes sites utilized for timber production.

Arable land encompasses fields utilized for temporary crop production, pastures, market or kitchen gardens, and temporarily fallowed land. Land abandoned due to shifting cultivation practices is not included.

Permanent cropland refers to farmland for the long-term cultivation of crops, such as coffee, cocoa, and rubber, which do not require replanting after each harvest. This category encompasses land with permanent crops like flowering shrubs, fruit and nut trees, and vines, but does not include land under trees for timber production.

Inland areas under water, such as large rivers, lakes, and some coastal waterways.

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