United Kingdom is 1.87× the size of Tamil Nadu
United Kingdom (Europe) covers about 244,000 km² (94,100 mi²) and Tamil Nadu (state of India) about 131,000 km² (50,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 244,000km²United Kingdom
- 131,000km²Tamil Nadu
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- United Kingdom
- Tamil Nadu
What fits
- Tamil Nadu is 54% of the size of United Kingdom.
- United Kingdom is larger by 113,000 km² (43,700 mi²), which is 87% of the area of Tamil Nadu.
- Measured in Belgiums: United Kingdom is about 7.95, Tamil Nadu about 4.26.
How they differ
- United Kingdom is larger, but Tamil Nadu has the larger population: 72.1 million against 67.3 million, 1.07× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 552 in Tamil Nadu against 276 in United Kingdom: Tamil Nadu is 2.00× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,440 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: United Kingdom at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large and Tamil Nadu at 11°N about 1.0×, so the map shows United Kingdom as 5.21× the size of Tamil Nadu instead of 1.87×.
- Together United Kingdom and Tamil Nadu cover 374,000 km², close to the size of Japan (374,000 km², 0.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 113,000 km², is about the size of Bulgaria (113,000 km²).
- At Tamil Nadu's density, United Kingdom would have 134.6 million people (it has 67.3 million). At United Kingdom's density, Tamil Nadu would have 36.1 million (it has 72.1 million).
- United Kingdom's centre is 43.0° of latitude, about 4,780 km, farther north than Tamil Nadu's.
- United Kingdom ranks 80th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Tamil Nadu is the 10th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 4.1% of its area; it is the 11th most densely populated of them.
- United Kingdom lies about 43° of latitude (roughly 4,780 km) north of Tamil Nadu.
- Shared out evenly, each person in United Kingdom would have about 3,620 m² and each person in Tamil Nadu about 1,810 m².
- Laid side by side, United Kingdom and Tamil Nadu would cover 374,000 km², about the same size as Japan.
- Together they have 139.5 million people, 95% as many people as Russia.
- Counted as a country, Tamil Nadu would rank 98th by area and 20th by population.
Side by side
| United Kingdom | Tamil Nadu | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 244,000 km²94,100 mi² | 131,000 km²50,500 mi² |
| Official area | 242,000 km²Wikidata | 130,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 79th of 239worldwide | 10th of 36in India |
| Population | 67.3 millionWikidata, 2021 | 72.1 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 21st of 237worldwide | 6th of 36in India |
| Density | 276 per km² | 552 per km² |
| Capital | London | Chennai |
| Latitude range | 50°N to 61°N | 8°N to 14°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2011. 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 130,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 131,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- 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
- 2026-11-12