United Kingdom is 2.10× the size of Benin

United Kingdom covers about 244,000 km² (94,100 mi²) and Benin about 116,000 km² (44,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

244,000km²United Kingdom
116,000km²Benin

200 km

United Kingdom
Benin

What fits

Benin fits inside United Kingdom about 2.10 times by area.
United Kingdom is larger by 128,000 km² (49,300 mi²), which is 110% of the area of Benin.
Measured in Belgiums: United Kingdom is about 7.95, Benin about 3.79.

How they differ

United Kingdom also has the larger population: 67.3 million against 14.1 million, 4.77× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 276 in United Kingdom against 122 in Benin: United Kingdom is 2.27× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 4,960 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: United Kingdom at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large and Benin at 10°N about 1.0×, so the map shows United Kingdom as 5.92× the size of Benin instead of 2.10×.
Together United Kingdom and Benin cover 360,000 km², close to the size of Germany (358,000 km², 0.6% smaller).
The gap between them, 128,000 km², is about the size of Nicaragua (129,000 km²).
At Benin's density, United Kingdom would have 29.6 million people (it has 67.3 million). At United Kingdom's density, Benin would have 32.1 million (it has 14.1 million).
United Kingdom's centre is 44.4° of latitude, about 4,940 km, farther north than Benin's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	United Kingdom	2.10×
More people	United Kingdom	4.77×
More crowded	United Kingdom	2.27×
Farther north	United Kingdom	44.4° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	United Kingdom	2.9× against 1.0×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	United Kingdom	Benin
Belgium 30,700 km²	7.95×	3.79×
Germany 358,000 km²	0.68×	0.32×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.65×	0.31×
France 548,000 km²	0.44×	0.21×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.08×	0.04×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.03×	0.01×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.03×	0.01×
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	Benin
Area, main territory	244,000 km²94,100 mi²	116,000 km²44,800 mi²
Population	67.3 millionWikidata, 2021	14.1 millionWikidata, 2023
Density	276 per km²	122 per km²
Official area	242,000 km²Wikidata	115,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	London	Porto-Novo; Cotonou
Latitude range	50°N to 61°N	6°N to 12°N
Continent	Europe	Africa

Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2023, 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 115,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 116,000 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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