Which has higher surface area, Bangladesh or Uruguay?

Uruguay, at 176,220 sq. km against 147,570 sq. km in Bangladesh as of 2023.

What is the difference in surface area between Bangladesh and Uruguay?

28,650 sq. km, with Uruguay ahead.

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

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Uruguay: Surface area

Bangladesh

147,570 sq. km

in 2023

Uruguay

176,220 sq. km

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

93rd

Uruguay rank

90th

Surface area over time

Bangladesh
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 176,220 sq. km against 147,570 sq. km in Bangladesh, a difference of 28,650 sq. km.

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

Across all 63 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 93rd and Uruguay ranks 90th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1960s	148,460 sq. km	176,220 sq. km	27,760 sq. km	Uruguay
1970s	148,460 sq. km	176,220 sq. km	27,760 sq. km	Uruguay
1980s	148,460 sq. km	176,220 sq. km	27,760 sq. km	Uruguay
1990s	148,460 sq. km	176,220 sq. km	27,760 sq. km	Uruguay
2000s	148,460 sq. km	176,220 sq. km	27,760 sq. km	Uruguay
2010s	147,985 sq. km	176,220 sq. km	28,235 sq. km	Uruguay
2020s	147,570 sq. km	176,220 sq. km	28,650 sq. km	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Bangladesh or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 176,220 sq. km against 147,570 sq. km in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Bangladesh and Uruguay?: 28,650 sq. km, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Uruguay?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Uruguay rank globally for surface area?: Bangladesh ranks 93rd and Uruguay ranks 90th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.