United Kingdom is 1.07× the size of Victoria
United Kingdom (Europe) covers about 244,000 km² (94,100 mi²) and Victoria (state of Australia) about 228,000 km² (88,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 244,000km²United Kingdom
- 228,000km²Victoria
200 km
- United Kingdom
- Victoria
What fits
- Victoria is 94% of the size of United Kingdom.
- United Kingdom is larger by 15,800 km² (6,120 mi²), which is 6.9% of the area of Victoria.
- Measured in Belgiums: United Kingdom is about 7.95, Victoria about 7.43.
How they differ
- United Kingdom also has the larger population: 67.3 million against 7.0 million, 9.60× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 276 in United Kingdom against 31 in Victoria: United Kingdom is 8.98× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 16,900 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: United Kingdom at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large and Victoria at 37°S about 1.6×, so the map shows United Kingdom as 1.98× the size of Victoria instead of 1.07×.
- Together United Kingdom and Victoria cover 472,000 km², close to the size of Somalia (472,000 km², 0.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 15,800 km², is about the size of East Timor (15,100 km²).
- At Victoria's density, United Kingdom would have 7.5 million people (it has 67.3 million). At United Kingdom's density, Victoria would have 63.0 million (it has 7.0 million).
- United Kingdom's centre is 90.9° of latitude, about 10,110 km, farther north than Victoria's.
- United Kingdom ranks 80th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Victoria is the 6th largest of the 8 states and territories of Australia and covers 3.0% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- United Kingdom lies about 91° of latitude (roughly 10,100 km) north of Victoria, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in United Kingdom would have about 3,620 m² and each person in Victoria about 32,510 m².
- Laid side by side, United Kingdom and Victoria would cover 472,000 km², about the same size as Somalia.
- Together they have 74.3 million people, 1.08× as many people as France.
- Counted as a country, Victoria would rank 84th by area and 106th by population.
Side by side
| United Kingdom | Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateAustralia |
| Area, measured | 244,000 km²94,100 mi² | 228,000 km²88,000 mi² |
| Official area | 242,000 km²Wikidata | 227,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 79th of 239worldwide | 6th of 8in Australia |
| Population | 67.3 millionWikidata, 2021 | 7.0 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 21st of 237worldwide | 2nd of 8in Australia |
| Density | 276 per km² | 31 per km² |
| Capital | London | Melbourne |
| Latitude range | 50°N to 61°N | 39°S to 34°S |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2024. 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 227,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 228,000 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