Colorado is 1.10× the size of United Kingdom
Colorado (state of the United States) covers about 269,000 km² (104,000 mi²) and United Kingdom (Europe) about 244,000 km² (94,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 269,000km²Colorado
- 244,000km²United Kingdom
200 km
- Colorado
- United Kingdom
What fits
- United Kingdom is 91% of the size of Colorado.
- Colorado is larger by 25,400 km² (9,810 mi²), which is 10% of the area of United Kingdom.
- Measured in Belgiums: Colorado is about 8.78, United Kingdom about 7.95.
How they differ
- Colorado is larger, but United Kingdom has the larger population: 67.3 million against 5.8 million, 11.7× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 276 in United Kingdom against 21 in Colorado: United Kingdom is 12.9× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,330 km apart.
- On a standard web map United Kingdom looks larger than Colorado: Colorado at 39°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and United Kingdom at 54°N about 2.9×, so the map shows United Kingdom as 1.59× the size of Colorado, when Colorado is 1.10× the size of United Kingdom.
- Together Colorado and United Kingdom cover 513,000 km², close to the size of Thailand (514,000 km², 0.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 25,400 km², is about the size of North Macedonia (25,400 km²).
- At United Kingdom's density, Colorado would have 74.3 million people (it has 5.8 million). At Colorado's density, United Kingdom would have 5.2 million (it has 67.3 million).
- United Kingdom's centre is 15.0° of latitude, about 1,670 km, farther north than Colorado's.
- Colorado is the 8th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.8% of its area; it is the 38th most densely populated of them.
- United Kingdom ranks 80th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- United Kingdom lies about 15° of latitude (roughly 1,670 km) north of Colorado.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Colorado would have about 46,630 m² and each person in United Kingdom about 3,620 m².
- Laid side by side, Colorado and United Kingdom would cover 513,000 km², about the same size as Thailand.
- Together they have 73.1 million people, 1.07× as many people as France.
- Counted as a country, Colorado would rank 75th by area and 116th by population.
Side by side
| Colorado | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 269,000 km²104,000 mi² | 244,000 km²94,100 mi² |
| Official area | 270,000 km²Wikidata | 242,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 8th of 51in the United States | 79th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 5.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 67.3 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 21st of 51in the United States | 21st of 237worldwide |
| Density | 21 per km² | 276 per km² |
| Capital | Denver | London |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 41°N | 50°N to 61°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 270,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 269,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 242,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 244,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12