United Kingdom is 3.43× the size of United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom covers about 244,000 km² (94,100 mi²) and United Arab Emirates about 71,100 km² (27,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

244,000km²United Kingdom
71,100km²United Arab Emirates

200 km

United Kingdom
United Arab Emirates

What fits

United Arab Emirates fits inside United Kingdom about 3.43 times by area.
United Kingdom is larger by 173,000 km² (66,700 mi²), which is 243% of the area of United Arab Emirates.
Measured in Belgiums: United Kingdom is about 7.95, United Arab Emirates about 2.32.

How they differ

United Kingdom also has the larger population: 67.3 million against 9.9 million, 6.81× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 276 in United Kingdom against 139 in United Arab Emirates: United Kingdom is 1.98× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 5,750 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: United Kingdom at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large and United Arab Emirates at 24°N about 1.2×, so the map shows United Kingdom as 8.31× the size of United Arab Emirates instead of 3.43×.
Together United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates cover 315,000 km², close to the size of Poland (313,000 km², 0.5% smaller).
The gap between them, 173,000 km², is about the size of Uruguay (177,000 km²).
At United Arab Emirates's density, United Kingdom would have 33.9 million people (it has 67.3 million). At United Kingdom's density, United Arab Emirates would have 19.6 million (it has 9.9 million).
United Kingdom's centre is 30.1° of latitude, about 3,350 km, farther north than United Arab Emirates's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	United Kingdom	3.43×
More people	United Kingdom	6.81×
More crowded	United Kingdom	1.98×
Farther north	United Kingdom	30.1° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	United Kingdom	2.9× against 1.2×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	United Kingdom	United Arab Emirates
Belgium 30,700 km²	7.95×	2.32×
Germany 358,000 km²	0.68×	0.20×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.65×	0.19×
France 548,000 km²	0.44×	0.13×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.08×	0.02×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.03×	0.01×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.03×	0.01×
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.01×	1 in 239

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

Side by side

	United Kingdom	United Arab Emirates
Area, main territory	244,000 km²94,100 mi²	71,100 km²27,400 mi²
Population	67.3 millionWikidata, 2021	9.9 millionWikidata, 2020
Density	276 per km²	139 per km²
Official area	242,000 km²Wikidata	83,600 km²Wikidata
Capital	London	Abu Dhabi
Latitude range	50°N to 61°N	23°N to 26°N
Continent	Europe	Asia

Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2020, 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 71,100 km² is 15% below Wikidata's official figure of 83,600 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.

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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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