United Kingdom is 1,036 times larger than Des Moines, Iowa.
Area: 243,610 km2 World Factbook
Population: 63,742,977 (July 2014) World Factbook
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom or simply Britain, is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. Wikipedia
Area: 235 km2 calculated
Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small portion of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. Wikipedia