United Kingdom is 62.2× the size of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

United Kingdom covers about 244,000 km² (94,100 mi²) and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands about 3,920 km² (1,510 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

244,000km²United Kingdom
3,920km²South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

200 km

United Kingdom
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

What fits

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands fits inside United Kingdom about 62.2 times by area.
United Kingdom is larger by 240,000 km² (92,600 mi²), which is 6,117% of the area of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
Measured in Belgiums: United Kingdom is about 7.95, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands about 0.13.

How they differ

United Kingdom also has the larger population: 67.3 million against 40, 1,923,616× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 276 in United Kingdom against 0.0 in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: United Kingdom is 30,943× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 12,500 km apart.
Together United Kingdom and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands cover 248,000 km², close to the size of Guinea (244,000 km², 1.4% smaller).
The gap between them, 240,000 km², is about the size of Ghana (239,000 km²).
At South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands's density, United Kingdom would have 2,180 people (it has 67.3 million). At United Kingdom's density, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands would have 1.1 million (it has 40).
United Kingdom's centre is 108.7° of latitude, about 12,090 km, farther north than South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	United Kingdom	62.2×
More people	United Kingdom	1,923,616×
More crowded	United Kingdom	30,943×
Farther north	United Kingdom	108.7° of latitude

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	United Kingdom	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Belgium 30,700 km²	7.95×	0.13×
Germany 358,000 km²	0.68×	0.01×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.65×	0.01×
France 548,000 km²	0.44×	0.01×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.08×	1 in 803
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.03×	1 in 2,161
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.03×	1 in 2,409
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.01×	1 in 4,330

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

Side by side

	United Kingdom	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Area, main territory	244,000 km²94,100 mi²	3,920 km²1,510 mi²
Population	67.3 millionWikidata, 2021	40Wikidata, 2019
Density	276 per km²	0.0 per km²
Official area	242,000 km²Wikidata	4,070 km²Wikidata
Capital	London	Grytviken; King Edward Point
Latitude range	50°N to 61°N	59°S to 54°S
Continent	Europe	Seven seas (open ocean)

Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2019, 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 3,920 km² is 3.6% below Wikidata's official figure of 4,070 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.

Similar in size to United Kingdom

Similar in size to South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

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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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