Country size comparison
compared to
Kentucky is about 2.4 times smaller than United Kingdom.
United Kingdom is approximately 243,610 sq km, while Kentucky is approximately 102,896 sq km, making Kentucky 42.24% the size of United Kingdom. Meanwhile, the population of United Kingdom is ~69.5 million people (64.9 million fewer people live in Kentucky).
Tip:
This to-scale comparison of
United Kingdom
vs.
Kentucky
uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
Try dragging the outline to reposition.
Compare further: Kentucky vs. United Kingdom
Flip Comparison · See true size
See Kentucky on top of United Kingdom
→
Quality of Life Comparison · 3 statistics
Be 35.7% more likely to be unemployed in United Kingdom
→
Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
United Kingdom is 14.7% more expensive than Kentucky
→
Moving from Kentucky to United Kingdom · Cost, visas & climate
Compare cost of living, salary and climate.
→
Our free app, MapSize by MyLifeElsewhere — compare any two places, to scale on your mobile device.