The True Size of United Kingdom
Compare United Kingdom with other countries and regions on an interactive map to see their actual relative sizes.
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How big is United Kingdom?
United Kingdom covers about 243,610 km² (94,058 sq mi). On a Mercator map its apparent size depends entirely on latitude — drag the outline above onto another part of the world to see how it really compares.
United Kingdom on a Mercator map
The centre of this country lies at 54° N, where the Mercator projection stretches area by about 2.9×. Its outline takes up as much room on the map as 706,247 km² would at the equator.
Its real area is 243,610 km². The country closest to that size: Ghana.
United Kingdom compared with other countries
Total areas including inland water; ratios are rounded.
| Country | Area (km²) | Compared with United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|
 Russia | 17,098,242 | 70× larger |
 Canada | 9,984,670 | 41× larger |
 United States | 9,833,517 | 40× larger |
 China | 9,596,960 | 39× larger |
 Brazil | 8,515,770 | 35× larger |
 Australia | 7,741,220 | 32× larger |
 India | 3,287,263 | 13× larger |
 Argentina | 2,780,400 | 11× larger |
 Greenland | 2,166,086 | 8.9× larger |
 Mexico | 1,964,375 | 8.1× larger |
 Indonesia | 1,904,569 | 7.8× larger |
 Pakistan | 796,095 | 3.3× larger |
 France | 643,801 | 2.6× larger |
 Ukraine | 603,550 | 2.5× larger |
 Japan | 377,915 | 1.6× larger |
 Poland | 312,685 | 1.3× larger |
 New Zealand | 268,838 | 1.1× larger |
 Netherlands | 41,543 | 5.9× smaller |