Uruguay
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and South America.
- Capital
- Montevideo
- Continent
- South America
More South America quizzes - Land neighbours
- Argentina, Brazil
- Population
- 3,384,688 (2025)
- Total area
- 176,220 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 32.8° S, 56.0° W
Uruguay at a glance
Uruguay is a country in South America. Its capital is Montevideo. It shares land borders with 2 countries: Argentina and Brazil.
Within South America, Uruguay has the highest health spending per person ($2,076 in 2023) and the highest share of people in urban areas (95.7% in 2025).
Flag of Uruguay
Uruguay’s flag is drawn in the proportions 2:3 (height to width), the most common shape among the 197 flags in our quizzes (87 of them).
Argentina and Uruguay: light blue and white with a golden sun; Argentina has three bands with the sun in the centre, Uruguay nine stripes with the sun in the top corner.
Uruguay in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in South America |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 3,384,688 | 132ndof 195 | 10thof 12 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 176,220 km² | 89thof 194 | 11thof 12 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $85.35B | 81stof 182 | 8thof 12 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $25,216 | 47thof 182 | 2ndof 12 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 78.3 years | 50thof 195 | 2ndof 12 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 1.40 | 160thof 195 | 11thof 12 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $2,076 | 38thof 191 | 1stof 12 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 95.7% | 9thof 195 | 1stof 12 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 92.0% | 44thof 180 | 2ndof 11 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 12.0% | 141stof 191 | 11thof 12 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 2.57 t | 90thof 181 | 7thof 12 |
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Uruguay compared with its neighbours
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Uruguay · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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