British Empire (1921) size comparison
32,000,000 km2 / 12,352,000 mile2
The British Empire was composed of the territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. At its height it was the largest empire in history and, for over a century, was the foremost global power. By 1913 the British Empire held sway over 412 million people, 23 per cent of the world population at the time, and by 1920 it covered 35,500,000 km2 (13,700,000 sq mi), 24 per cent of the Earth's total land area. At the peak of its power, it was described as "the empire on which the sun never sets", as the sun was always shining on at least one of its territories.
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0.94 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
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1.33 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
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0.44 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
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0.68 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
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0.41 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
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0.35 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
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0.44 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
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1.44 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
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1.39 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
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0.44 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
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0.42 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
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0.36 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
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0.35 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
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0.44 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
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2.66 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
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1.71 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
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0.34 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
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2.72 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
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2.21 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
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0.60 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
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2.48 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
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0.68 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
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2.34 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
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0.41 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
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0.38 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
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0.73 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
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1.18 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
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0.35 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
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0.73 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
North America is
0.77 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
Pluto is
0.53 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
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0.46 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
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0.53 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
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0.71 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
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0.56 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
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0.64 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
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0.43 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
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0.70 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
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0.34 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
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0.73 times
as big as British Empire (1921)
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0.34 times
as big as British Empire (1921)