Wyoming is 1.04× the size of United Kingdom
Wyoming (state of the United States) covers about 253,000 km² (97,900 mi²) and United Kingdom (Europe) about 244,000 km² (94,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 253,000km²Wyoming
- 244,000km²United Kingdom
200 km
- Wyoming
- United Kingdom
What fits
- United Kingdom is 96% of the size of Wyoming.
- Wyoming is larger by 9,700 km² (3,750 mi²), which is 4.0% of the area of United Kingdom.
- Measured in Belgiums: Wyoming is about 8.26, United Kingdom about 7.95.
How they differ
- Wyoming is larger, but United Kingdom has the larger population: 67.3 million against 577,000, 117× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 276 in United Kingdom against 2.3 in Wyoming: United Kingdom is 121× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,090 km apart.
- On a standard web map United Kingdom looks larger than Wyoming: Wyoming at 43°N is drawn about 1.9× too large and United Kingdom at 54°N about 2.9×, so the map shows United Kingdom as 1.49× the size of Wyoming, when Wyoming is 1.04× the size of United Kingdom.
- Together Wyoming and United Kingdom cover 497,000 km², close to the size of Spain (499,000 km², 0.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 9,700 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At United Kingdom's density, Wyoming would have 70.0 million people (it has 577,000). At Wyoming's density, United Kingdom would have 555,000 (it has 67.3 million).
- United Kingdom's centre is 11.0° of latitude, about 1,230 km, farther north than Wyoming's.
- Wyoming is the 9th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.7% of its area; it is the 50th most densely populated of them.
- United Kingdom ranks 80th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- United Kingdom lies about 11° of latitude (roughly 1,230 km) north of Wyoming.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Wyoming would have about 439,430 m² and each person in United Kingdom about 3,620 m².
- Laid side by side, Wyoming and United Kingdom would cover 497,000 km², about the same size as Spain.
- Together they have 67.9 million people, about as many people as France.
- Counted as a country, Wyoming would rank 78th by area and 170th by population.
Side by side
| Wyoming | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 253,000 km²97,900 mi² | 244,000 km²94,100 mi² |
| Official area | 253,000 km²Wikidata | 242,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 9th of 51in the United States | 79th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 577,000Wikidata, 2020 | 67.3 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 51st of 51in the United States | 21st of 237worldwide |
| Density | 2.3 per km² | 276 per km² |
| Capital | Cheyenne | London |
| Latitude range | 41°N to 45°N | 50°N to 61°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 253,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 253,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 242,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 244,000 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