Europe · Northern Europe
United Kingdom
United Kingdom covers about 244,000 km² (94,100 mi²), the 80th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Guinea, at about 244,000 km².
- 244,000km²Area, main territory
- 67.3 millionPopulation
- 7.95In Belgiums
200 km
- United Kingdom
Facts
| Area, main territory | 244,000 km²94,100 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 242,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 7.95 |
| Capital | London |
| Population | 67.3 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Density | 276 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 50°N to 61°N |
| In other languages | Reino Unido Español · Vereinigtes Königreich Deutsch · Royaume-Uni Français · Reino Unido Português · イギリス 日本語 · 英国 中文 · 영국 한국어 |
| Continent | Europe#11 of 50 countries by area |
What the numbers say about United Kingdom
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 69.7× the size of United Kingdom.
- United Kingdom ranks 21st of 237 by population but only 79th of 239 by area: it holds more people than its size suggests.
- At 276 people per km², United Kingdom is the 22nd most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large in area, so United Kingdom looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, United Kingdom's main territory stretches about 1,210 km north to south and 656 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 242,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 244,000 km², to within 2%.
How United Kingdom measures up
United Kingdom holds 1.1% of the land area and 9.0% of the people of the 50 countries listed for Europe. In Northern Europe it is the 4th largest of 14.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 244,000 km² | 79th of 239 |
| Population | 67.3 million | 21st of 237 |
| Density | 276 per km² | 22nd of 185 |
| Farthest north | 54.0°N | 14th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | United Kingdom is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 7.95× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.68× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.65× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.44× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.08× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.03× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.03× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
Where United Kingdom sits
- United Kingdom's centre lies at 54.0°N, 2.8°W, in the northern and western hemispheres, about 6,010 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 50°N to 61°N, about 1,220 km from its southern edge to its northern.
- The prime meridian passes through it.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
If United Kingdom had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², United Kingdom would have 305.3 million people. It has 67.3 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², United Kingdom would have 907,000 people. It has 67.3 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 17.6 million.
About the same size as
Largest in Europe
- Russia16,980,000 km²
- Ukraine572,000 km²
- France548,000 km²
- Spain499,000 km²
- Sweden446,000 km²
- United Kingdom#11 · 244,000 km²
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2021; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11