situation vs status quo

situation and status quo both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
situation	Yes	No	No	No
status quo	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, status quo is a hyponym of situation; that is, status quo is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than situation:

situation: the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
status quo: the existing state of affairs

situation (noun)	status quo (noun)
a job in an organization	the existing state of affairs
physical position in relation to the surroundings
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
a condition or position in which you find yourself
a complex or critical or unusual difficulty