The United Kingdom is a country located in North-Western Europe, whereas British Columbia is one of the provinces of Canada situated in the westernmost part of the country. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between the United Kingdom and British Columbia regarding various aspects.
Size
Is the United Kingdom bigger than British Columbia?
The total area of the United Kingdom is 242,495 sq km, and the total area of British Columbia is 944,735 sq km. The United Kingdom is smaller than British Columbia by 702,240 sq km. The UK is around 3.89 times smaller than British Columbia.
Area of the United Kingdom: 93,628 sq mi ( 242,495 km2 )
Area of British Columbia: 364,764 sq mi ( 944,735 km2 )
Population
According to the Worldometer data, the total population of the United Kingdom as of 26th July 2021, was estimated to be around 68,259,263.
Based on the StatCan data, the population of British Columbia as of 2019 was estimated to be around 5.071 Million.
Here is some more data comparison between the United Kingdom and British Columbia.
The capital city of the United Kingdom is London, and the capital city of British Columbia is Victoria.
Official Languages
The UK: English
British Columbia: English, French
Human Development Index
HDI of the UK as of 2019: 0.932
HDI of British Columbia as of 2018: 0.930
United Kingdom Timezone:
UTC (Greenwich Mean Time)
UTC (Western European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 1 (British Summer Time)
UTC + 1 (Western European Summer Time)
British Columbia Timezone:
UTC − 8 (Pacific Time Zone)
UTC − 7 (Mountain Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
UTC − 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of the United Kingdom:
55° 0′ 0″ N, 3° 0′ 0″ W
Coordinates of British Columbia:
54° 0′ 0″ N, 125° 0′ 0″ W
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