United Kingdom is 1.15× the size of Hunan
United Kingdom (Europe) covers about 244,000 km² (94,100 mi²) and Hunan (province of China) about 211,000 km² (81,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 244,000km²United Kingdom
- 211,000km²Hunan
200 km
- United Kingdom
- Hunan
What fits
- Hunan is 87% of the size of United Kingdom.
- United Kingdom is larger by 32,400 km² (12,500 mi²), which is 15% of the area of Hunan.
- Measured in Belgiums: United Kingdom is about 7.95, Hunan about 6.89.
How they differ
- United Kingdom also has the larger population: 67.3 million against 66.4 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 314 in Hunan against 276 in United Kingdom: Hunan is 1.14× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,990 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: United Kingdom at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large and Hunan at 28°N about 1.3×, so the map shows United Kingdom as 2.63× the size of Hunan instead of 1.15×.
- Together United Kingdom and Hunan cover 455,000 km², close to the size of Yemen (453,000 km², 0.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 32,400 km², is about the size of Guinea-Bissau (32,800 km²).
- At Hunan's density, United Kingdom would have 76.6 million people (it has 67.3 million). At United Kingdom's density, Hunan would have 58.4 million (it has 66.4 million).
- United Kingdom's centre is 26.4° of latitude, about 2,940 km, farther north than Hunan's.
- United Kingdom ranks 80th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Hunan is the 10th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 2.3% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- United Kingdom lies about 26° of latitude (roughly 2,940 km) north of Hunan.
- Shared out evenly, each person in United Kingdom would have about 3,620 m² and each person in Hunan about 3,180 m².
- Laid side by side, United Kingdom and Hunan would cover 455,000 km², about the same size as Yemen.
- Together they have 133.8 million people, about as many people as Mexico.
- Counted as a country, Hunan would rank 84th by area and 22nd by population.
Side by side
| United Kingdom | Hunan | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 244,000 km²94,100 mi² | 211,000 km²81,600 mi² |
| Official area | 242,000 km²Wikidata | 212,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 79th of 239worldwide | 10th of 31in China |
| Population | 67.3 millionWikidata, 2021 | 66.4 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 21st of 237worldwide | 7th of 31in China |
| Density | 276 per km² | 314 per km² |
| Capital | London | Changsha |
| Latitude range | 50°N to 61°N | 25°N to 30°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 212,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 211,000 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