United Kingdom is 4.70× the size of Bosnia and Herzegovina

United Kingdom covers about 244,000 km² (94,100 mi²) and Bosnia and Herzegovina about 51,800 km² (20,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

244,000km²United Kingdom
51,800km²Bosnia and Herzegovina

200 km

United Kingdom
Bosnia and Herzegovina

What fits

Bosnia and Herzegovina fits inside United Kingdom about 4.70 times by area.
United Kingdom is larger by 192,000 km² (74,100 mi²), which is 370% of the area of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Measured in Belgiums: United Kingdom is about 7.95, Bosnia and Herzegovina about 1.69.

How they differ

United Kingdom also has the larger population: 67.3 million against 3.8 million, 17.6× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 276 in United Kingdom against 74 in Bosnia and Herzegovina: United Kingdom is 3.75× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 1,840 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: United Kingdom at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large and Bosnia and Herzegovina at 44°N about 1.9×, so the map shows United Kingdom as 7.02× the size of Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of 4.70×.
Together United Kingdom and Bosnia and Herzegovina cover 296,000 km², close to the size of Philippines (293,000 km², 0.8% smaller).
The gap between them, 192,000 km², is about the size of Senegal (196,000 km²).
At Bosnia and Herzegovina's density, United Kingdom would have 18.0 million people (it has 67.3 million). At United Kingdom's density, Bosnia and Herzegovina would have 14.3 million (it has 3.8 million).
United Kingdom's centre is 9.9° of latitude, about 1,100 km, farther north than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	United Kingdom	4.70×
More people	United Kingdom	17.6×
More crowded	United Kingdom	3.75×
Farther north	United Kingdom	9.9° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	United Kingdom	2.9× against 1.9×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	United Kingdom	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Belgium 30,700 km²	7.95×	1.69×
Germany 358,000 km²	0.68×	0.14×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.65×	0.14×
France 548,000 km²	0.44×	0.09×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.08×	0.02×
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×	1 in 328

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

Side by side

	United Kingdom	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Area, main territory	244,000 km²94,100 mi²	51,800 km²20,000 mi²
Population	67.3 millionWikidata, 2021	3.8 millionWikidata, 2022
Density	276 per km²	74 per km²
Official area	242,000 km²Wikidata	51,200 km²Wikidata
Capital	London	Sarajevo
Latitude range	50°N to 61°N	43°N to 45°N
Continent	Europe	Europe

Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2022, 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 51,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 51,800 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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