United Kingdom is 16.2× the size of East Timor

United Kingdom covers about 244,000 km² (94,100 mi²) and East Timor about 15,100 km² (5,820 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

244,000km²United Kingdom
15,100km²East Timor

200 km

United Kingdom
East Timor

What fits

East Timor fits inside United Kingdom about 16.2 times by area.
United Kingdom is larger by 229,000 km² (88,300 mi²), which is 1,516% of the area of East Timor.
Measured in Belgiums: United Kingdom is about 7.95, East Timor about 0.49.

How they differ

United Kingdom also has the larger population: 67.3 million against 1.4 million, 48.1× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 276 in United Kingdom against 93 in East Timor: United Kingdom is 2.97× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 13,200 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: United Kingdom at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large and East Timor at 9°S about 1.0×, so the map shows United Kingdom as 45.8× the size of East Timor instead of 16.2×.
Together United Kingdom and East Timor cover 259,000 km², close to the size of Gabon (260,000 km², 0.4% bigger).
The gap between them, 229,000 km², is about the size of Laos (228,000 km²).
At East Timor's density, United Kingdom would have 22.6 million people (it has 67.3 million). At United Kingdom's density, East Timor would have 4.2 million (it has 1.4 million).
United Kingdom's centre is 62.9° of latitude, about 6,990 km, farther north than East Timor's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	United Kingdom	16.2×
More people	United Kingdom	48.1×
More crowded	United Kingdom	2.97×
Farther north	United Kingdom	62.9° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	United Kingdom	2.9× against 1.0×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	United Kingdom	East Timor
Belgium 30,700 km²	7.95×	0.49×
Germany 358,000 km²	0.68×	0.04×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.65×	0.04×
France 548,000 km²	0.44×	0.03×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.08×	1 in 209
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.03×	1 in 562
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.03×	1 in 626
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.01×	1 in 1,126

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

Side by side

	United Kingdom	East Timor
Area, main territory	244,000 km²94,100 mi²	15,100 km²5,820 mi²
Population	67.3 millionWikidata, 2021	1.4 millionWikidata, 2024
Density	276 per km²	93 per km²
Official area	242,000 km²Wikidata	14,900 km²Wikidata
Capital	London	Dili
Latitude range	50°N to 61°N	10°S to 8°S
Continent	Europe	Asia

Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2024, 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 14,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 15,100 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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