Country size comparison
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Uruguay is about 9 times bigger than New Jersey.
New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, while Uruguay is approximately 176,215 sq km, making Uruguay 817% larger than New Jersey. Meanwhile, the population of New Jersey is ~8.8 million people (5.4 million fewer people live in Uruguay).
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