United Kingdom is 1.01× the size of Uganda

United Kingdom covers about 244,000 km² (94,100 mi²) and Uganda about 242,000 km² (93,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

244,000km²United Kingdom
242,000km²Uganda

200 km

United Kingdom
Uganda

What fits

Uganda is 99% of the size of United Kingdom.
United Kingdom is larger by 1,930 km² (745 mi²), which is 0.8% of the area of Uganda.
Measured in Belgiums: United Kingdom is about 7.95, Uganda about 7.89.

How they differ

United Kingdom also has the larger population: 67.3 million against 47.1 million, 1.43× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 276 in United Kingdom against 195 in Uganda: United Kingdom is 1.42× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 6,690 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: United Kingdom at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large and Uganda at 1°N about 1.0×, so the map shows United Kingdom as 2.92× the size of Uganda instead of 1.01×.
Together United Kingdom and Uganda cover 486,000 km², close to the size of Spain (499,000 km², 2.8% bigger).
At Uganda's density, United Kingdom would have 47.5 million people (it has 67.3 million). At United Kingdom's density, Uganda would have 66.8 million (it has 47.1 million).
United Kingdom's centre is 52.8° of latitude, about 5,870 km, farther north than Uganda's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	United Kingdom	1.01×
More people	United Kingdom	1.43×
More crowded	United Kingdom	1.42×
Farther north	United Kingdom	52.8° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	United Kingdom	2.9× against 1.0×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	United Kingdom	Uganda
Belgium 30,700 km²	7.95×	7.89×
Germany 358,000 km²	0.68×	0.68×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.65×	0.65×
France 548,000 km²	0.44×	0.44×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.08×	0.08×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.03×	0.03×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.03×	0.03×
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	Uganda
Area, main territory	244,000 km²94,100 mi²	242,000 km²93,400 mi²
Population	67.3 millionWikidata, 2021	47.1 millionWikidata, 2021
Density	276 per km²	195 per km²
Official area	242,000 km²Wikidata	241,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	London	Kampala
Latitude range	50°N to 61°N	1°S to 4°N
Continent	Europe	Africa

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 241,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 242,000 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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