United Kingdom is 11.0× the size of Israel

United Kingdom covers about 244,000 km² (94,100 mi²) and Israel about 22,100 km² (8,530 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

244,000km²United Kingdom
22,100km²Israel

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United Kingdom
Israel

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

What fits

Israel fits inside United Kingdom about 11.0 times by area.
United Kingdom is larger by 222,000 km² (85,600 mi²), which is 1,003% of the area of Israel.
Measured in Belgiums: United Kingdom is about 7.95, Israel about 0.72.

How they differ

United Kingdom also has the larger population: 67.3 million against 9.8 million, 6.84× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 445 in Israel against 276 in United Kingdom: Israel is 1.61× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 3,900 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: United Kingdom at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large and Israel at 31°N about 1.4×, so the map shows United Kingdom as 23.3× the size of Israel instead of 11.0×.
Together United Kingdom and Israel cover 266,000 km², close to the size of New Zealand (268,000 km², 1.0% bigger).
The gap between them, 222,000 km², is about the size of Laos (228,000 km²).
At Israel's density, United Kingdom would have 108.5 million people (it has 67.3 million). At United Kingdom's density, Israel would have 6.1 million (it has 9.8 million).
United Kingdom's centre is 22.6° of latitude, about 2,510 km, farther north than Israel's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	United Kingdom	11.0×
More people	United Kingdom	6.84×
More crowded	Israel	1.61×
Farther north	United Kingdom	22.6° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	United Kingdom	2.9× against 1.4×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	United Kingdom	Israel
Belgium 30,700 km²	7.95×	0.72×
Germany 358,000 km²	0.68×	0.06×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.65×	0.06×
France 548,000 km²	0.44×	0.04×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.08×	0.01×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.03×	1 in 383
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.03×	1 in 427
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.01×	1 in 768

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

Side by side

	United Kingdom	Israel
Area, main territory	244,000 km²94,100 mi²	22,100 km²8,530 mi²
Population	67.3 millionWikidata, 2021	9.8 millionWikidata, 2023
Density	276 per km²	445 per km²
Official area	242,000 km²Wikidata	20,800 km²Wikidata
Capital	London	Jerusalem
Latitude range	50°N to 61°N	29°N to 33°N
Continent	Europe	Asia

Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2023, 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 22,100 km² is 6.4% above Wikidata's official figure of 20,800 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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