Uruguay vs World: Land area (sq. km), per capita
Uruguay
0.0517 sq. km per person
in 2023
World
0.0161 sq. km per person
in 2023
Uruguay rank
29th
World rank
27th
Land area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Uruguay
- World
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.0517 sq. km per person against 0.0161 sq. km per person in World, a difference of 0.0356 sq. km per person.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 3.2 times World's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Uruguay ranks 29th and World ranks 27th of 216 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uruguay | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0655 sq. km per person | 0.0314 sq. km per person | 0.034 sq. km per person | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0.0611 sq. km per person | 0.026 sq. km per person | 0.0351 sq. km per person | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0.0581 sq. km per person | 0.0217 sq. km per person | 0.0364 sq. km per person | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0.055 sq. km per person | 0.0215 sq. km per person | 0.0335 sq. km per person | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.0533 sq. km per person | 0.0195 sq. km per person | 0.0337 sq. km per person | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.0521 sq. km per person | 0.0175 sq. km per person | 0.0346 sq. km per person | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.0516 sq. km per person | 0.0163 sq. km per person | 0.0353 sq. km per person | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area (sq. km), per capita, Uruguay or World?
- Uruguay, at 0.0517 sq. km per person against 0.0161 sq. km per person in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area (sq. km), per capita between Uruguay and World?
- 0.0356 sq. km per person, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and World?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Uruguay and World rank globally for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 29th and World ranks 27th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.