United Kingdom is 21.0× the size of Falkland Islands

United Kingdom covers about 244,000 km² (94,100 mi²) and Falkland Islands about 11,600 km² (4,480 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

244,000km²United Kingdom
11,600km²Falkland Islands

200 km

United Kingdom
Falkland Islands

The boundary or political status of Falkland Islands is contested. Size Versus draws the Natural Earth de facto outline and takes no position on it.

What fits

Falkland Islands fits inside United Kingdom about 21.0 times by area.
United Kingdom is larger by 232,000 km² (89,600 mi²), which is 2,002% of the area of Falkland Islands.
Measured in Belgiums: United Kingdom is about 7.95, Falkland Islands about 0.38.

How they differ

United Kingdom also has the larger population: 67.3 million against 3,660, 18,385× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 276 in United Kingdom against 0.3 in Falkland Islands: United Kingdom is 875× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 12,900 km apart.
Together United Kingdom and Falkland Islands cover 255,000 km², close to the size of Ecuador (255,000 km², 0.1% smaller).
The gap between them, 232,000 km², is about the size of Laos (228,000 km²).
At Falkland Islands's density, United Kingdom would have 77,000 people (it has 67.3 million). At United Kingdom's density, Falkland Islands would have 3.2 million (it has 3,660).
United Kingdom's centre is 105.8° of latitude, about 11,760 km, farther north than Falkland Islands's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	United Kingdom	21.0×
More people	United Kingdom	18,385×
More crowded	United Kingdom	875×
Farther north	United Kingdom	105.8° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	United Kingdom	2.9× against 2.6×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	United Kingdom	Falkland Islands
Belgium 30,700 km²	7.95×	0.38×
Germany 358,000 km²	0.68×	0.03×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.65×	0.03×
France 548,000 km²	0.44×	0.02×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.08×	1 in 272
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.03×	1 in 731
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.03×	1 in 815
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.01×	1 in 1,464

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

Side by side

	United Kingdom	Falkland Islands
Area, main territory	244,000 km²94,100 mi²	11,600 km²4,480 mi²
Population	67.3 millionWikidata, 2021	3,660Wikidata, 2021
Density	276 per km²	0.3 per km²
Official area	242,000 km²Wikidata	12,200 km²Wikidata
Capital	London	Stanley
Latitude range	50°N to 61°N	52°S to 51°S
Continent	Europe	South America

Population: Wikidata 2021, 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 11,600 km² is 4.7% below Wikidata's official figure of 12,200 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.

Similar in size to United Kingdom

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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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