Which has higher land area, Nepal or Uruguay?

Uruguay, at 175,016 sq. km against 143,350 sq. km in Nepal as of 2024.

What is the difference in land area between Nepal and Uruguay?

31,666 sq. km, with Uruguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Uruguay?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nepal vs Uruguay: Land area (sq. km)

Nepal

143,350 sq. km

in 2024

Uruguay

175,016 sq. km

in 2024

Nepal rank

93rd

Uruguay rank

90th

Land area (sq. km) over time

Nepal
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 175,016 sq. km against 143,350 sq. km in Nepal, a difference of 31,666 sq. km.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Nepal's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Nepal ranks 93rd and Uruguay ranks 90th of 216 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nepal	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1960s	143,000 sq. km	175,020 sq. km	32,020 sq. km	Uruguay
1970s	143,000 sq. km	175,020 sq. km	32,020 sq. km	Uruguay
1980s	143,000 sq. km	175,020 sq. km	32,020 sq. km	Uruguay
1990s	143,000 sq. km	175,020 sq. km	32,020 sq. km	Uruguay
2000s	143,350 sq. km	175,020 sq. km	31,670 sq. km	Uruguay
2010s	143,350 sq. km	175,020 sq. km	31,670 sq. km	Uruguay
2020s	143,350 sq. km	175,019 sq. km	31,669 sq. km	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Nepal or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 175,016 sq. km against 143,350 sq. km in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area between Nepal and Uruguay?: 31,666 sq. km, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Uruguay?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Nepal and Uruguay rank globally for land area?: Nepal ranks 93rd and Uruguay ranks 90th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 15,585 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.