Basilicata is 1.16× the size of Corsica (France)
Basilicata (region of Italy) covers about 10,100 km² (3,880 mi²) and Corsica (France) (region of France) about 8,670 km² (3,350 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 10,100km²Basilicata
- 8,670km²Corsica (France)
20 km
- Basilicata
- Corsica (France)
What fits
- Corsica (France) is 86% of the size of Basilicata.
- Basilicata is larger by 1,400 km² (539 mi²), which is 16% of the area of Corsica (France).
- Measured in Belgiums: Basilicata is about 0.33, Corsica (France) about 0.28.
How they differ
- Basilicata also has the larger population: 563,000 against 351,000, 1.60× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 56 in Basilicata against 41 in Corsica (France): Basilicata is 1.38× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 610 km apart.
- Together Basilicata and Corsica (France) cover 18,700 km², close to the size of Fiji (18,900 km², 1.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,400 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Corsica (France)'s density, Basilicata would have 408,000 people (it has 563,000). At Basilicata's density, Corsica (France) would have 485,000 (it has 351,000).
- Corsica (France)'s centre is 1.7° of latitude, about 180 km, farther north than Basilicata's.
- Basilicata is the 14th largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 3.3% of its area; it is the 19th most densely populated of them.
- Corsica (France) is the 14th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 1.4% of its area; it is the 17th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 41°N and 42°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Basilicata would have about 17,880 m² and each person in Corsica (France) about 24,670 m².
- Laid side by side, Basilicata and Corsica (France) would cover 18,700 km², about the same size as Fiji.
- Together they have 914,000 people, about as many people as the Comoros.
Side by side
| Basilicata | Corsica (France) | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionItaly | RegionFrance |
| Area, measured | 10,100 km²3,880 mi² | 8,670 km²3,350 mi² |
| Official area | 9,990 km²Wikidata | 8,680 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 14th of 20in Italy | 14th of 18in France |
| Population | 563,000Wikidata, 2019 | 351,000Wikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 18th of 20in Italy | 16th of 18in France |
| Density | 56 per km² | 41 per km² |
| Capital | Potenza | Ajaccio |
| Latitude range | 40°N to 41°N | 41°N to 43°N |
Population: Wikidata 2019 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 9,990 km² agrees with our measured area of 10,100 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 8,680 km² agrees with our measured area of 8,670 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Basilicata is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders. The outline of Corsica (France) 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