United Kingdom is 1.17× the size of Belarus

United Kingdom covers about 244,000 km² (94,100 mi²) and Belarus about 207,000 km² (80,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

244,000km²United Kingdom
207,000km²Belarus

200 km

United Kingdom
Belarus

What fits

Belarus is 85% of the size of United Kingdom.
United Kingdom is larger by 36,300 km² (14,000 mi²), which is 17% of the area of Belarus.
Measured in Belgiums: United Kingdom is about 7.95, Belarus about 6.77.

How they differ

United Kingdom also has the larger population: 67.3 million against 9.1 million, 7.43× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 276 in United Kingdom against 44 in Belarus: United Kingdom is 6.33× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 2,010 km apart.
Together United Kingdom and Belarus cover 451,000 km², close to the size of Yemen (453,000 km², 0.4% bigger).
The gap between them, 36,300 km², is about the size of Taiwan (36,200 km²).
At Belarus's density, United Kingdom would have 10.6 million people (it has 67.3 million). At United Kingdom's density, Belarus would have 57.3 million (it has 9.1 million).
United Kingdom's centre is 0.5° of latitude, about 60 km, farther north than Belarus's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	United Kingdom	1.17×
More people	United Kingdom	7.43×
More crowded	United Kingdom	6.33×
Farther north	United Kingdom	0.5° of latitude

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	United Kingdom	Belarus
Belgium 30,700 km²	7.95×	6.77×
Germany 358,000 km²	0.68×	0.58×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.65×	0.56×
France 548,000 km²	0.44×	0.38×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.08×	0.07×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.03×	0.02×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.03×	0.02×
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.01×	0.01×

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

Side by side

	United Kingdom	Belarus
Area, main territory	244,000 km²94,100 mi²	207,000 km²80,100 mi²
Population	67.3 millionWikidata, 2021	9.1 millionWikidata, 2026
Density	276 per km²	44 per km²
Official area	242,000 km²Wikidata	208,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	London	Minsk
Latitude range	50°N to 61°N	51°N to 56°N
Continent	Europe	Europe

Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2026, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 242,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 244,000 km², to within 2%.
Wikidata's official figure of 208,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 207,000 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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