United Kingdom is 23.2× the size of Gambia

United Kingdom covers about 244,000 km² (94,100 mi²) and Gambia about 10,500 km² (4,050 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

244,000km²United Kingdom
10,500km²Gambia

200 km

United Kingdom
Gambia

What fits

Gambia fits inside United Kingdom about 23.2 times by area.
United Kingdom is larger by 233,000 km² (90,100 mi²), which is 2,222% of the area of Gambia.
Measured in Belgiums: United Kingdom is about 7.95, Gambia about 0.34.

How they differ

United Kingdom also has the larger population: 67.3 million against 2.6 million, 25.5× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 276 in United Kingdom against 251 in Gambia: United Kingdom is 1.10× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 4,650 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: United Kingdom at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large and Gambia at 13°N about 1.1×, so the map shows United Kingdom as 63.7× the size of Gambia instead of 23.2×.
Together United Kingdom and Gambia cover 254,000 km², close to the size of Ecuador (255,000 km², 0.3% bigger).
The gap between them, 233,000 km², is about the size of Romania (236,000 km²).
At Gambia's density, United Kingdom would have 61.3 million people (it has 67.3 million). At United Kingdom's density, Gambia would have 2.9 million (it has 2.6 million).
United Kingdom's centre is 40.6° of latitude, about 4,510 km, farther north than Gambia's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	United Kingdom	23.2×
More people	United Kingdom	25.5×
More crowded	United Kingdom	1.10×
Farther north	United Kingdom	40.6° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	United Kingdom	2.9× against 1.1×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	United Kingdom	Gambia
Belgium 30,700 km²	7.95×	0.34×
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 300
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.03×	1 in 807
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.03×	1 in 900
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.01×	1 in 1,617

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

Side by side

	United Kingdom	Gambia
Area, main territory	244,000 km²94,100 mi²	10,500 km²4,050 mi²
Population	67.3 millionWikidata, 2021	2.6 millionWikidata, 2021
Density	276 per km²	251 per km²
Official area	242,000 km²Wikidata	11,300 km²Wikidata
Capital	London	Banjul
Latitude range	50°N to 61°N	13°N to 14°N
Continent	Europe	Africa

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 10,500 km² is 7.1% below Wikidata's official figure of 11,300 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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