United Kingdom is 1.71× the size of Tajikistan

United Kingdom covers about 244,000 km² (94,100 mi²) and Tajikistan about 142,000 km² (54,900 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

244,000km²United Kingdom
142,000km²Tajikistan

200 km

United Kingdom
Tajikistan

What fits

Tajikistan is 58% of the size of United Kingdom.
United Kingdom is larger by 102,000 km² (39,200 mi²), which is 71% of the area of Tajikistan.
Measured in Belgiums: United Kingdom is about 7.95, Tajikistan about 4.64.

How they differ

United Kingdom also has the larger population: 67.3 million against 9.5 million, 7.08× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 276 in United Kingdom against 67 in Tajikistan: United Kingdom is 4.13× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 5,650 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: United Kingdom at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large and Tajikistan at 39°N about 1.6×, so the map shows United Kingdom as 3.04× the size of Tajikistan instead of 1.71×.
Together United Kingdom and Tajikistan cover 386,000 km², close to the size of Zimbabwe (389,000 km², 0.9% bigger).
The gap between them, 102,000 km², is about the size of Iceland (102,000 km²).
At Tajikistan's density, United Kingdom would have 16.3 million people (it has 67.3 million). At United Kingdom's density, Tajikistan would have 39.3 million (it has 9.5 million).
United Kingdom's centre is 15.5° of latitude, about 1,720 km, farther north than Tajikistan's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	United Kingdom	1.71×
More people	United Kingdom	7.08×
More crowded	United Kingdom	4.13×
Farther north	United Kingdom	15.5° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	United Kingdom	2.9× against 1.6×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	United Kingdom	Tajikistan
Belgium 30,700 km²	7.95×	4.64×
Germany 358,000 km²	0.68×	0.40×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.65×	0.38×
France 548,000 km²	0.44×	0.26×
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	Tajikistan
Area, main territory	244,000 km²94,100 mi²	142,000 km²54,900 mi²
Population	67.3 millionWikidata, 2021	9.5 millionWikidata, 2021
Density	276 per km²	67 per km²
Official area	242,000 km²Wikidata	143,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	London	Dushanbe
Latitude range	50°N to 61°N	37°N to 41°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 143,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 142,000 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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