United Kingdom is 1.29× the size of Hebei
United Kingdom (Europe) covers about 244,000 km² (94,100 mi²) and Hebei (province of China) about 189,000 km² (73,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 244,000km²United Kingdom
- 189,000km²Hebei
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- United Kingdom
- Hebei
What fits
- Hebei is 78% of the size of United Kingdom.
- United Kingdom is larger by 54,800 km² (21,200 mi²), which is 29% of the area of Hebei.
- Measured in Belgiums: United Kingdom is about 7.95, Hebei about 6.16.
How they differ
- United Kingdom is larger, but Hebei has the larger population: 74.6 million against 67.3 million, 1.11× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 395 in Hebei against 276 in United Kingdom: Hebei is 1.43× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,090 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: United Kingdom at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large and Hebei at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows United Kingdom as 2.23× the size of Hebei instead of 1.29×.
- Together United Kingdom and Hebei cover 433,000 km², close to the size of Iraq (437,000 km², 1.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 54,800 km², is about the size of Croatia (55,000 km²).
- At Hebei's density, United Kingdom would have 96.3 million people (it has 67.3 million). At United Kingdom's density, Hebei would have 52.2 million (it has 74.6 million).
- United Kingdom's centre is 14.5° of latitude, about 1,610 km, farther north than Hebei's.
- United Kingdom ranks 80th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Hebei is the 13th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 2.0% of its area; it is the 10th most densely populated of them.
- United Kingdom lies about 15° of latitude (roughly 1,610 km) north of Hebei.
- Shared out evenly, each person in United Kingdom would have about 3,620 m² and each person in Hebei about 2,530 m².
- Laid side by side, United Kingdom and Hebei would cover 433,000 km², about the same size as Iraq.
- Together they have 141.9 million people, about as many people as Russia.
- Counted as a country, Hebei would rank 88th by area and 20th by population.
Side by side
| United Kingdom | Hebei | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 244,000 km²94,100 mi² | 189,000 km²73,000 mi² |
| Official area | 242,000 km²Wikidata | 187,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 79th of 239worldwide | 13th of 31in China |
| Population | 67.3 millionWikidata, 2021 | 74.6 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 21st of 237worldwide | 6th of 31in China |
| Density | 276 per km² | 395 per km² |
| Capital | London | Shijiazhuang |
| Latitude range | 50°N to 61°N | 36°N to 43°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2020. 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 187,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 189,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- 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
- 2026-11-12