Azerbaijan is 1.04× the size of French Guiana
Azerbaijan (Asia) covers about 86,200 km² (33,300 mi²) and French Guiana (overseas region of France) about 83,200 km² (32,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 86,200km²Azerbaijan
- 83,200km²French Guiana
100 km
- Azerbaijan
- French Guiana
What fits
- French Guiana is 96% of the size of Azerbaijan.
- Azerbaijan is larger by 3,070 km² (1,180 mi²), which is 3.7% of the area of French Guiana.
- Measured in Belgiums: Azerbaijan is about 2.81, French Guiana about 2.71.
How they differ
- Azerbaijan also has the larger population: 10.2 million against 288,000, 35.3× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 118 in Azerbaijan against 3.5 in French Guiana: Azerbaijan is 34.0× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,600 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Azerbaijan at 40°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and French Guiana at 4°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Azerbaijan as 1.77× the size of French Guiana instead of 1.04×.
- Together Azerbaijan and French Guiana cover 169,000 km², close to the size of Somaliland (167,000 km², 1.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 3,070 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
- At French Guiana's density, Azerbaijan would have 299,000 people (it has 10.2 million). At Azerbaijan's density, French Guiana would have 9.8 million (it has 288,000).
- Azerbaijan's centre is 36.4° of latitude, about 4,040 km, farther north than French Guiana's.
- Azerbaijan ranks 115th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- French Guiana is the 2nd largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 13% of its area; it is the 18th most densely populated of them.
- Azerbaijan lies about 36° of latitude (roughly 4,040 km) north of French Guiana.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Azerbaijan would have about 8,470 m² and each person in French Guiana about 288,450 m².
- Laid side by side, Azerbaijan and French Guiana would cover 169,000 km², 96% of the size of Uruguay.
- Together they have 10.5 million people, about as many people as Greece.
- Counted as a country, French Guiana would rank 116th by area and 180th by population.
Side by side
| Azerbaijan | French Guiana | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | Overseas regionFrance |
| Area, measured | 86,200 km²33,300 mi² | 83,200 km²32,100 mi² |
| Official area | 86,600 km²Wikidata | 83,500 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 114th of 239worldwide | 2nd of 18in France |
| Population | 10.2 millionWikidata, 2023 | 288,000Wikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 91st of 237worldwide | 18th of 18in France |
| Density | 118 per km² | 3.5 per km² |
| Capital | Baku | Cayenne |
| Latitude range | 38°N to 42°N | 2°N to 6°N |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 86,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 86,200 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 83,500 km² agrees with our measured area of 83,200 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- 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