Alabama is 1.57× the size of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Alabama (state of the United States) covers about 134,000 km² (51,700 mi²) and Nouvelle-Aquitaine (region of France) about 85,000 km² (32,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 134,000km²Alabama
- 85,000km²Nouvelle-Aquitaine
100 km
- Alabama
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
What fits
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine is 64% of the size of Alabama.
- Alabama is larger by 48,800 km² (18,900 mi²), which is 57% of the area of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
- Measured in Belgiums: Alabama is about 4.36, Nouvelle-Aquitaine about 2.77.
How they differ
- Alabama is larger, but Nouvelle-Aquitaine has the larger population: 6.1 million against 5.0 million, 1.22× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 72 in Nouvelle-Aquitaine against 38 in Alabama: Nouvelle-Aquitaine is 1.92× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,280 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Alabama at 33°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Nouvelle-Aquitaine at 45°N about 2.0×, so the map shows Alabama as 1.11× the size of Nouvelle-Aquitaine instead of 1.57×.
- Together Alabama and Nouvelle-Aquitaine cover 219,000 km², close to the size of Guyana (211,000 km², 3.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 48,800 km², is about the size of Slovakia (48,500 km²).
- At Nouvelle-Aquitaine's density, Alabama would have 9.6 million people (it has 5.0 million). At Alabama's density, Nouvelle-Aquitaine would have 3.2 million (it has 6.1 million).
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine's centre is 12.4° of latitude, about 1,380 km, farther north than Alabama's.
- Alabama is the 29th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.4% of its area; it is the 27th most densely populated of them.
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine is the largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 13% of its area; it is the 14th most densely populated of them.
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine lies about 12° of latitude (roughly 1,380 km) north of Alabama.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Alabama would have about 26,640 m² and each person in Nouvelle-Aquitaine about 13,900 m².
- Laid side by side, Alabama and Nouvelle-Aquitaine would cover 219,000 km², 1.04× the size of Guyana.
- Together they have 11.1 million people, about as many people as Somalia.
Side by side
| Alabama | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | RegionFrance |
| Area, measured | 134,000 km²51,700 mi² | 85,000 km²32,800 mi² |
| Official area | 136,000 km²Wikidata | 84,100 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 29th of 51in the United States | 1st of 18in France |
| Population | 5.0 millionWikidata, 2020 | 6.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 24th of 51in the United States | 3rd of 18in France |
| Density | 38 per km² | 72 per km² |
| Capital | Montgomery | Bordeaux |
| Latitude range | 30°N to 35°N | 43°N to 47°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 136,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 134,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 84,100 km² agrees with our measured area of 85,000 km², to within 2%.
Similar in size to Alabama
Similar in size to Nouvelle-Aquitaine
More from the same country
More comparisons
Send it to someone who won’t believe it
Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Nouvelle-Aquitaine is the departments Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12