how big is australia compared to uk
Australia is enormous compared to the UK: by land area, Australia is roughly 31–32 times bigger than the United Kingdom.
Basic size comparison
- Australia’s total area is about 7.7 million square kilometres (around 2.97 million square miles).
- The United Kingdom’s area is about 243,000–244,000 square kilometres (around 94,000 square miles).
- That means Australia is over 30 times larger than the UK by surface area.
How it feels in real terms
- You could fit the UK into Australia more than thirty times and still have space left over.
- A trip that might take a few hours by car in the UK can take several days of driving across Australian states because of the huge distances involved.
Population versus space
- Despite its huge landmass, Australia has only around 26–27 million people, giving it a low population density.
- The UK, with around 67 million people in a much smaller area, feels far more crowded in comparison.
Simple HTML table (area)
| Country | Approx. area (km²) | Times UK size |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 7,700,000 km² (approx.) | [1][3]≈ 31–32 × UK | [6][8]
| United Kingdom | ≈ 243,000–244,000 km² | [8]1 × |