United Kingdom is 2.04× the size of Malawi

United Kingdom covers about 244,000 km² (94,100 mi²) and Malawi about 119,000 km² (46,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

244,000km²United Kingdom
119,000km²Malawi

200 km

United Kingdom
Malawi

What fits

Malawi fits inside United Kingdom about 2.04 times by area.
United Kingdom is larger by 124,000 km² (48,000 mi²), which is 104% of the area of Malawi.
Measured in Belgiums: United Kingdom is about 7.95, Malawi about 3.89.

How they differ

United Kingdom also has the larger population: 67.3 million against 17.6 million, 3.83× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 276 in United Kingdom against 147 in Malawi: United Kingdom is 1.88× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 8,260 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: United Kingdom at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large and Malawi at 13°S about 1.1×, so the map shows United Kingdom as 5.61× the size of Malawi instead of 2.04×.
Together United Kingdom and Malawi cover 363,000 km², close to the size of Germany (358,000 km², 1.5% smaller).
The gap between them, 124,000 km², is about the size of Eritrea (123,000 km²).
At Malawi's density, United Kingdom would have 35.9 million people (it has 67.3 million). At United Kingdom's density, Malawi would have 33.0 million (it has 17.6 million).
United Kingdom's centre is 67.2° of latitude, about 7,480 km, farther north than Malawi's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	United Kingdom	2.04×
More people	United Kingdom	3.83×
More crowded	United Kingdom	1.88×
Farther north	United Kingdom	67.2° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	United Kingdom	2.9× against 1.1×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	United Kingdom	Malawi
Belgium 30,700 km²	7.95×	3.89×
Germany 358,000 km²	0.68×	0.33×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.65×	0.32×
France 548,000 km²	0.44×	0.22×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.08×	0.04×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.03×	0.01×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.03×	0.01×
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.01×	0.01×

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

Side by side

	United Kingdom	Malawi
Area, main territory	244,000 km²94,100 mi²	119,000 km²46,100 mi²
Population	67.3 millionWikidata, 2021	17.6 millionWikidata, 2018
Density	276 per km²	147 per km²
Official area	242,000 km²Wikidata	118,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	London	Lilongwe
Latitude range	50°N to 61°N	17°S to 9°S
Continent	Europe	Africa

Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2018, 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%.
Wikidata's official figure of 118,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 119,000 km², to within 2%.

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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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