United Kingdom is 45.2× the size of Cyprus

United Kingdom covers about 244,000 km² (94,100 mi²) and Cyprus about 5,400 km² (2,080 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

244,000km²United Kingdom
5,400km²Cyprus

200 km

United Kingdom
Cyprus

What fits

Cyprus fits inside United Kingdom about 45.2 times by area.
United Kingdom is larger by 238,000 km² (92,000 mi²), which is 4,419% of the area of Cyprus.
Measured in Belgiums: United Kingdom is about 7.95, Cyprus about 0.18.

How they differ

United Kingdom also has the larger population: 67.3 million against 1.3 million, 50.1× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 276 in United Kingdom against 249 in Cyprus: United Kingdom is 1.11× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 3,490 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: United Kingdom at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large and Cyprus at 35°N about 1.5×, so the map shows United Kingdom as 88.1× the size of Cyprus instead of 45.2×.
Together United Kingdom and Cyprus cover 249,000 km², close to the size of Guinea (244,000 km², 2.0% smaller).
The gap between them, 238,000 km², is about the size of Ghana (239,000 km²).
At Cyprus's density, United Kingdom would have 60.8 million people (it has 67.3 million). At United Kingdom's density, Cyprus would have 1.5 million (it has 1.3 million).
United Kingdom's centre is 19.1° of latitude, about 2,130 km, farther north than Cyprus's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	United Kingdom	45.2×
More people	United Kingdom	50.1×
More crowded	United Kingdom	1.11×
Farther north	United Kingdom	19.1° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	United Kingdom	2.9× against 1.5×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	United Kingdom	Cyprus
Belgium 30,700 km²	7.95×	0.18×
Germany 358,000 km²	0.68×	0.02×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.65×	0.01×
France 548,000 km²	0.44×	0.01×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.08×	1 in 584
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.03×	1 in 1,570
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.03×	1 in 1,751
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.01×	1 in 3,147

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

Side by side

	United Kingdom	Cyprus
Area, main territory	244,000 km²94,100 mi²	5,400 km²2,080 mi²
Population	67.3 millionWikidata, 2021	1.3 millionWikidata, 2023
Density	276 per km²	249 per km²
Official area	242,000 km²Wikidata	9,240 km²Wikidata
Capital	London	Nicosia
Latitude range	50°N to 61°N	35°N to 35°N
Continent	Europe	Asia

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%.
Our measured 5,400 km² is 42% below Wikidata's official figure of 9,240 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.

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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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