United Kingdom is 73.1× the size of French Polynesia

United Kingdom covers about 244,000 km² (94,100 mi²) and French Polynesia about 3,340 km² (1,290 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

244,000km²United Kingdom
3,340km²French Polynesia

500 km

United Kingdom
French Polynesia

What fits

French Polynesia fits inside United Kingdom about 73.1 times by area.
United Kingdom is larger by 240,000 km² (92,800 mi²), which is 7,206% of the area of French Polynesia.
Measured in Belgiums: United Kingdom is about 7.95, French Polynesia about 0.11.

How they differ

United Kingdom also has the larger population: 67.3 million against 279,000, 241× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 276 in United Kingdom against 84 in French Polynesia: United Kingdom is 3.31× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 14,600 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: United Kingdom at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large and French Polynesia at 15°S about 1.1×, so the map shows United Kingdom as 197× the size of French Polynesia instead of 73.1×.
Together United Kingdom and French Polynesia cover 247,000 km², close to the size of Guinea (244,000 km², 1.1% smaller).
The gap between them, 240,000 km², is about the size of Uganda (242,000 km²).
At French Polynesia's density, United Kingdom would have 20.4 million people (it has 67.3 million). At United Kingdom's density, French Polynesia would have 921,000 (it has 279,000).
United Kingdom's centre is 69.2° of latitude, about 7,690 km, farther north than French Polynesia's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	United Kingdom	73.1×
More people	United Kingdom	241×
More crowded	United Kingdom	3.31×
Farther north	United Kingdom	69.2° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	United Kingdom	2.9× against 1.1×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	United Kingdom	French Polynesia
Belgium 30,700 km²	7.95×	0.11×
Germany 358,000 km²	0.68×	0.01×
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 944
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.03×	1 in 2,539
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.03×	1 in 2,831
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.01×	1 in 5,089

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

Side by side

	United Kingdom	French Polynesia
Area, main territory	244,000 km²94,100 mi²	3,340 km²1,290 mi²
Population	67.3 millionWikidata, 2021	279,000Wikidata, 2022
Density	276 per km²	84 per km²
Official area	242,000 km²Wikidata	4,170 km²Wikidata
Capital	London	Papeete
Latitude range	50°N to 61°N	28°S to 8°S
Continent	Europe	Oceania

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%.
Our measured 3,340 km² is 20% below Wikidata's official figure of 4,170 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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