United Kingdom is 5.71× the size of Denmark
United Kingdom covers about 244,000 km² (94,100 mi²) and Denmark about 42,700 km² (16,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 244,000km²United Kingdom
- 42,700km²Denmark
200 km
- United Kingdom
- Denmark
What fits
- Denmark fits inside United Kingdom about 5.71 times by area.
- United Kingdom is larger by 201,000 km² (77,600 mi²), which is 471% of the area of Denmark.
- Measured in Belgiums: United Kingdom is about 7.95, Denmark about 1.39.
How they differ
- United Kingdom also has the larger population: 67.3 million against 5.8 million, 11.6× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 276 in United Kingdom against 136 in Denmark: United Kingdom is 2.03× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 845 km apart.
- Together United Kingdom and Denmark cover 286,000 km², close to the size of Philippines (293,000 km², 2.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 201,000 km², is about the size of Kyrgyzstan (199,000 km²).
- At Denmark's density, United Kingdom would have 33.2 million people (it has 67.3 million). At United Kingdom's density, Denmark would have 11.8 million (it has 5.8 million).
- Denmark's centre is 1.9° of latitude, about 210 km, farther north than United Kingdom's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | United Kingdom | 5.71× |
| More people | United Kingdom | 11.6× |
| More crowded | United Kingdom | 2.03× |
| Farther north | Denmark | 1.9° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Denmark | 3.2× against 2.9× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | United Kingdom | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 7.95× | 1.39× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.68× | 0.12× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.65× | 0.11× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.44× | 0.08× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.08× | 0.01× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.03× | 0.01× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.03× | 1 in 221 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.01× | 1 in 398 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| United Kingdom | Denmark | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 244,000 km²94,100 mi² | 42,700 km²16,500 mi² |
| Population | 67.3 millionWikidata, 2021 | 5.8 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Density | 276 per km² | 136 per km² |
| Official area | 242,000 km²Wikidata | 42,900 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | London | Copenhagen |
| Latitude range | 50°N to 61°N | 55°N to 58°N |
| Continent | Europe | Europe |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2020, 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 42,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 42,700 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