United Kingdom is 73.4× the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

United Kingdom covers about 244,000 km² (94,100 mi²) and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus about 3,320 km² (1,280 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

244,000km²United Kingdom
3,320km²Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

200 km

United Kingdom
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

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

What fits

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus fits inside United Kingdom about 73.4 times by area.
United Kingdom is larger by 240,000 km² (92,800 mi²), which is 7,244% of the area of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
Measured in Belgiums: United Kingdom is about 7.95, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus about 0.11.

How they differ

United Kingdom also has the larger population: 67.3 million against 489,000, 138× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 276 in United Kingdom against 147 in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus: United Kingdom is 1.87× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 3,490 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: United Kingdom at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus at 35°N about 1.5×, so the map shows United Kingdom as 142× the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus instead of 73.4×.
Together United Kingdom and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus cover 247,000 km², close to the size of Guinea (244,000 km², 1.1% smaller).
The gap between them, 240,000 km², is about the size of Uganda (242,000 km²).
At Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus's density, United Kingdom would have 35.9 million people (it has 67.3 million). At United Kingdom's density, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus would have 917,000 (it has 489,000).
United Kingdom's centre is 18.8° of latitude, about 2,090 km, farther north than Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	United Kingdom	73.4×
More people	United Kingdom	138×
More crowded	United Kingdom	1.87×
Farther north	United Kingdom	18.8° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	United Kingdom	2.9× against 1.5×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	United Kingdom	Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Belgium 30,700 km²	7.95×	0.11×
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 949
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.03×	1 in 2,552
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.03×	1 in 2,846
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.01×	1 in 5,115

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

Side by side

	United Kingdom	Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Area, main territory	244,000 km²94,100 mi²	3,320 km²1,280 mi²
Population	67.3 millionWikidata, 2021	489,000Wikidata, 2024
Density	276 per km²	147 per km²
Official area	242,000 km²Wikidata	3,360 km²Wikidata
Capital	London	North Nicosia
Latitude range	50°N to 61°N	35°N to 36°N
Continent	Europe	Asia

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%.
Wikidata's official figure of 3,360 km² agrees with our measured area of 3,320 km², to within 2%.

Similar in size to United Kingdom

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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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