United Kingdom is 1.15× the size of Kansas
United Kingdom (Europe) covers about 244,000 km² (94,100 mi²) and Kansas (state of the United States) about 213,000 km² (82,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 244,000km²United Kingdom
- 213,000km²Kansas
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- United Kingdom
- Kansas
What fits
- Kansas is 87% of the size of United Kingdom.
- United Kingdom is larger by 31,000 km² (12,000 mi²), which is 15% of the area of Kansas.
- Measured in Belgiums: United Kingdom is about 7.95, Kansas about 6.94.
How they differ
- United Kingdom also has the larger population: 67.3 million against 2.9 million, 22.9× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 276 in United Kingdom against 14 in Kansas: United Kingdom is 20.0× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,970 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: United Kingdom at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large and Kansas at 38°N about 1.6×, so the map shows United Kingdom as 2.03× the size of Kansas instead of 1.15×.
- Together United Kingdom and Kansas cover 457,000 km², close to the size of Yemen (453,000 km², 0.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 31,000 km², is about the size of Belgium (30,700 km²).
- At Kansas's density, United Kingdom would have 3.4 million people (it has 67.3 million). At United Kingdom's density, Kansas would have 58.8 million (it has 2.9 million).
- United Kingdom's centre is 15.5° of latitude, about 1,730 km, farther north than Kansas's.
- United Kingdom ranks 80th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Kansas is the 15th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.2% of its area; it is the 42nd most densely populated of them.
- United Kingdom lies about 16° of latitude (roughly 1,730 km) north of Kansas.
- Shared out evenly, each person in United Kingdom would have about 3,620 m² and each person in Kansas about 72,440 m².
- Laid side by side, United Kingdom and Kansas would cover 457,000 km², about the same size as Yemen.
- Together they have 70.3 million people, about as many people as France.
- Counted as a country, Kansas would rank 84th by area and 137th by population.
Side by side
| United Kingdom | Kansas | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 244,000 km²94,100 mi² | 213,000 km²82,200 mi² |
| Official area | 242,000 km²Wikidata | 213,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 79th of 239worldwide | 15th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 67.3 millionWikidata, 2021 | 2.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 21st of 237worldwide | 35th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 276 per km² | 14 per km² |
| Capital | London | Topeka |
| Latitude range | 50°N to 61°N | 37°N to 40°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 213,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 213,000 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