United Kingdom is 1.46× the size of Somaliland

United Kingdom covers about 244,000 km² (94,100 mi²) and Somaliland about 167,000 km² (64,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

244,000km²United Kingdom
167,000km²Somaliland

200 km

United Kingdom
Somaliland

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

What fits

Somaliland is 69% of the size of United Kingdom.
United Kingdom is larger by 76,400 km² (29,500 mi²), which is 46% of the area of Somaliland.
Measured in Belgiums: United Kingdom is about 7.95, Somaliland about 5.46.

How they differ

United Kingdom also has the larger population: 67.3 million against 6.5 million, 10.4× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 276 in United Kingdom against 39 in Somaliland: United Kingdom is 7.11× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 6,550 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: United Kingdom at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large and Somaliland at 10°N about 1.0×, so the map shows United Kingdom as 4.10× the size of Somaliland instead of 1.46×.
Together United Kingdom and Somaliland cover 411,000 km², close to the size of Paraguay (400,000 km², 2.7% smaller).
The gap between them, 76,400 km², is about the size of Serbia (77,600 km²).
At Somaliland's density, United Kingdom would have 9.5 million people (it has 67.3 million). At United Kingdom's density, Somaliland would have 46.2 million (it has 6.5 million).
United Kingdom's centre is 44.3° of latitude, about 4,930 km, farther north than Somaliland's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	United Kingdom	1.46×
More people	United Kingdom	10.4×
More crowded	United Kingdom	7.11×
Farther north	United Kingdom	44.3° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	United Kingdom	2.9× against 1.0×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	United Kingdom	Somaliland
Belgium 30,700 km²	7.95×	5.46×
Germany 358,000 km²	0.68×	0.47×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.65×	0.45×
France 548,000 km²	0.44×	0.31×
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	Somaliland
Area, main territory	244,000 km²94,100 mi²	167,000 km²64,600 mi²
Population	67.3 millionWikidata, 2021	6.5 millionWikidata, 2024
Density	276 per km²	39 per km²
Official area	242,000 km²Wikidata	177,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	London	Hargeisa
Latitude range	50°N to 61°N	8°N to 11°N
Continent	Europe	Africa

Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2024, 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 167,000 km² is 5.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 177,000 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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