England size comparison Australia

The total land and water area of Australia, including islands, is 7,686,850 sq km. The total land and water area of the United Kingdom is 244,820 sq km. This means Australia is more than 31 times the size of the United Kingdom, including England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. However, the population of both countries varies greatly. Australia's population as of July 2008 was approximately 20.6 million, which equates to about 2.6 people per square kilometre. The population of the UK, as of July 2008, was just over 60 million, equating to around 243 people per square kilometre .