Country size comparison

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United Kingdom is about 1.7 times bigger than Illinois.

Illinois is approximately 143,961 sq km, while United Kingdom is approximately 243,610 sq km, making United Kingdom 69% larger than Illinois. Meanwhile, the population of Illinois is ~12.8 million people (55.0 million more people live in United Kingdom).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Illinois vs. United Kingdom uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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