United Kingdom is 1.66× the size of Nepal

United Kingdom covers about 244,000 km² (94,100 mi²) and Nepal about 147,000 km² (56,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

244,000km²United Kingdom
147,000km²Nepal

200 km

United Kingdom
Nepal

What fits

Nepal is 60% of the size of United Kingdom.
United Kingdom is larger by 96,700 km² (37,300 mi²), which is 66% of the area of Nepal.
Measured in Belgiums: United Kingdom is about 7.95, Nepal about 4.80.

How they differ

United Kingdom also has the larger population: 67.3 million against 29.2 million, 2.31× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 276 in United Kingdom against 198 in Nepal: United Kingdom is 1.39× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 7,300 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: United Kingdom at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large and Nepal at 28°N about 1.3×, so the map shows United Kingdom as 3.73× the size of Nepal instead of 1.66×.
Together United Kingdom and Nepal cover 391,000 km², close to the size of Zimbabwe (389,000 km², 0.4% smaller).
The gap between them, 96,700 km², is about the size of Liberia (95,300 km²).
At Nepal's density, United Kingdom would have 48.3 million people (it has 67.3 million). At United Kingdom's density, Nepal would have 40.6 million (it has 29.2 million).
United Kingdom's centre is 25.8° of latitude, about 2,870 km, farther north than Nepal's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	United Kingdom	1.66×
More people	United Kingdom	2.31×
More crowded	United Kingdom	1.39×
Farther north	United Kingdom	25.8° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	United Kingdom	2.9× against 1.3×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	United Kingdom	Nepal
Belgium 30,700 km²	7.95×	4.80×
Germany 358,000 km²	0.68×	0.41×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.65×	0.39×
France 548,000 km²	0.44×	0.27×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.08×	0.05×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.03×	0.02×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.03×	0.02×
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	Nepal
Area, main territory	244,000 km²94,100 mi²	147,000 km²56,800 mi²
Population	67.3 millionWikidata, 2021	29.2 millionWikidata, 2021
Density	276 per km²	198 per km²
Official area	242,000 km²Wikidata	147,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	London	Kathmandu
Latitude range	50°N to 61°N	26°N to 30°N
Continent	Europe	Asia

Population: Wikidata 2021, 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 147,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 147,000 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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