Beijing is 1.34× the size of Île-de-France
Beijing (municipality of China) covers about 16,300 km² (6,270 mi²) and Île-de-France (region of France) about 12,100 km² (4,670 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 16,300km²Beijing
- 12,100km²Île-de-France
50 km
- Beijing
- Île-de-France
What fits
- Île-de-France is 74% of the size of Beijing.
- Beijing is larger by 4,150 km² (1,600 mi²), which is 34% of the area of Île-de-France.
- Measured in Belgiums: Beijing is about 0.53, Île-de-France about 0.39.
How they differ
- Beijing also has the larger population: 21.9 million against 12.4 million, 1.77× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,347 in Beijing against 1,023 in Île-de-France: Beijing is 1.32× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,200 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Beijing at 40°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Île-de-France at 49°N about 2.3×, so the map shows Beijing as 1.00× the size of Île-de-France instead of 1.34×.
- Together Beijing and Île-de-France cover 28,400 km², close to the size of Albania (28,300 km², 0.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 4,150 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At Île-de-France's density, Beijing would have 16.6 million people (it has 21.9 million). At Beijing's density, Île-de-France would have 16.3 million (it has 12.4 million).
- Île-de-France's centre is 8.5° of latitude, about 950 km, farther north than Beijing's.
- Beijing is the 29th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Île-de-France is the 13th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 1.9% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
- Île-de-France lies about 9° of latitude (roughly 949 km) north of Beijing.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Beijing would have about 740 m² and each person in Île-de-France about 980 m².
- Laid side by side, Beijing and Île-de-France would cover 28,400 km², about the same size as Albania.
- Together they have 34.3 million people, about as many people as Malaysia.
Side by side
| Beijing | Île-de-France | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | MunicipalityChina | RegionFrance |
| Area, measured | 16,300 km²6,270 mi² | 12,100 km²4,670 mi² |
| Official area | 16,400 km²Wikidata | 12,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 29th of 31in China | 13th of 18in France |
| Population | 21.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 12.4 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 26th of 31in China | 1st of 18in France |
| Density | 1,347 per km² | 1,023 per km² |
| Capital | – | Paris |
| Latitude range | 39°N to 41°N | 48°N to 49°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 16,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 16,300 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 12,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 12,100 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 Île-de-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