Philippines is 1.20× the size of United Kingdom

Philippines covers about 293,000 km² (113,000 mi²) and United Kingdom about 244,000 km² (94,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

293,000km²Philippines
244,000km²United Kingdom

200 km

Philippines
United Kingdom

What fits

United Kingdom is 83% of the size of Philippines.
Philippines is larger by 49,500 km² (19,100 mi²), which is 20% of the area of United Kingdom.
Measured in Belgiums: Philippines is about 9.56, United Kingdom about 7.95.

How they differ

Philippines also has the larger population: 112.7 million against 67.3 million, 1.67× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 384 in Philippines against 276 in United Kingdom: Philippines is 1.39× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 11,100 km apart.
On a standard web map United Kingdom looks larger than Philippines: Philippines at 12°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and United Kingdom at 54°N about 2.9×, so the map shows United Kingdom as 2.31× the size of Philippines, when Philippines is 1.20× the size of United Kingdom.
Together Philippines and United Kingdom cover 537,000 km², close to the size of France (548,000 km², 2.0% bigger).
The gap between them, 49,500 km², is about the size of Slovakia (48,500 km²).
At United Kingdom's density, Philippines would have 81.0 million people (it has 112.7 million). At Philippines's density, United Kingdom would have 93.7 million (it has 67.3 million).
United Kingdom's centre is 42.3° of latitude, about 4,710 km, farther north than Philippines's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Philippines	1.20×
More people	Philippines	1.67×
More crowded	Philippines	1.39×
Farther north	United Kingdom	42.3° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	United Kingdom	2.9× against 1.0×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Philippines	United Kingdom
Belgium 30,700 km²	9.56×	7.95×
Germany 358,000 km²	0.82×	0.68×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.79×	0.65×
France 548,000 km²	0.54×	0.44×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.09×	0.08×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.03×	0.03×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.03×	0.03×
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.02×	0.01×

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	Philippines	United Kingdom
Area, main territory	293,000 km²113,000 mi²	244,000 km²94,100 mi²
Population	112.7 millionWikidata, 2024	67.3 millionWikidata, 2021
Density	384 per km²	276 per km²
Official area	343,000 km²Wikidata	242,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	Manila	London
Latitude range	5°N to 21°N	50°N to 61°N
Continent	Asia	Europe

Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2021, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Our measured 293,000 km² is 15% below Wikidata's official figure of 343,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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 0 - Countries, public domain
Boundary: De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
Area: Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
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: 2026-11-11

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