Louisiana is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States of America, whereas Uruguay is a country in South America. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Louisiana and Uruguay regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Louisiana bigger than Uruguay?
The total area of Louisiana is 52,070 sq mi, and the total area of Uruguay is 68,037 sq mi. Louisiana is smaller than Uruguay by 15,967 sq mi. Louisiana is around 1.31 times smaller than Uruguay.
Area of Louisiana: 52,070 sq mi ( 135,382 km2 )
Area of Uruguay: 68,037 sq mi ( 176,215 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Louisiana as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 4,624,047.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Uruguay as of 2020, was estimated to be around 3,473,727.
Here is some more data comparison between Louisiana and Uruguay.
The capital city of Louisiana is Baton Rouge, and the capital city of Uruguay is Montevideo.
Official Languages
Louisiana: English
Uruguay: Spanish
Demonym(s)
Louisiana: Louisianian, Louisianais, Luisiano
Uruguay: Uruguayan
ISO 3166 Code
Louisiana: US-LA
Uruguay: UY
Human Development Index
HDI of Louisiana as of 2019: 0.893
HDI of Uruguay as of 2019: 0.817
Louisiana Time Zone:
UTC − 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Uruguay Time Zone:
UTC – 3 (Uruguay Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Louisiana:
31° 4′ 8.04″ N, 91° 59′ 48.48″ W
Coordinates of Uruguay:
34° 53′ 0″ S, 56° 10′ 0″ W
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