New Jersey is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern 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 New Jersey and Uruguay regarding various aspects.
Size
Is New Jersey bigger than Uruguay?
The total area of New Jersey is 8722.58 sq mi, and the total area of Uruguay is 68,037 sq mi. New Jersey is smaller than Uruguay by 59,314.42 sq mi. New Jersey is around 7.80 times smaller than Uruguay.
Area of New Jersey: 8722.58 sq mi ( 22,591.38 km2 )
Area of Uruguay: 68,037 sq mi ( 176,215 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of New Jersey as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 9,267,130.
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 New Jersey and Uruguay.
The capital city of New Jersey is Trenton and the capital city of Uruguay is Montevideo.
Official Languages
New Jersey: None
Uruguay: Spanish
Demonym(s)
New Jersey: New Jerseyan, New Jerseyite
Uruguay: Uruguayan
ISO 3166 Code
New Jersey: US-NJ
Uruguay: UY
Human Development Index
HDI of New Jersey as of 2019: 0.948
HDI of Uruguay as of 2019: 0.817
New Jersey Time Zone:
UTC – 5 (Eastern Standard Time)
Summer(DST):
UTC – 4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Uruguay Time Zone:
UTC – 3 (Uruguay Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of New Jersey:
40° 11′ 26.52″ N, 74° 40′ 22.08″ W
Coordinates of Uruguay:
34° 53′ 0″ S, 56° 10′ 0″ W
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