True size · United Kingdom
How big is the United Kingdom?
The United Kingdom measures 239,619 km² on this map. Texas is 2.9 times larger. France is 2.7 times larger.
United Kingdom239,619 km²
Texas is2.9 times larger
France is2.7 times larger
Inside Russiaabout 70
The UK is the unit people reach for when a big country needs a human scale. Seventy of them fit in Russia. Fewer than three fit in Texas.
The United Kingdom on Equal Earth. It is drawn near its true size on most projections, because it is not far enough north for Mercator to perform. Open this scene on the full map.
Areas are the shapes drawn on Map Real Size, measured on the sphere. Official land-area tables differ where they include inland water, a different coastline, or a disputed border. Madagascar is two and a half United Kingdoms.