Bolivia is 89.8× the size of Île-de-France
Bolivia (South America) covers about 1,087,000 km² (420,000 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.
- 1,087,000km²Bolivia
- 12,100km²Île-de-France
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- Bolivia
- Île-de-France
What fits
- Île-de-France fits inside Bolivia about 89.8 times by area.
- Bolivia is larger by 1,075,000 km² (415,000 mi²), which is 8,878% of the area of Île-de-France.
- Measured in Belgiums: Bolivia is about 35.4, Île-de-France about 0.39.
How they differ
- Bolivia is larger, but Île-de-France has the larger population: 12.4 million against 12.2 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,023 in Île-de-France against 11 in Bolivia: Île-de-France is 90.8× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,820 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Bolivia at 17°S is drawn about 1.1× too large and Île-de-France at 49°N about 2.3×, so the map shows Bolivia as 42.6× the size of Île-de-France instead of 89.8×.
- Together Bolivia and Île-de-France cover 1,099,000 km², close to the size of Ethiopia (1,127,000 km², 2.6% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,075,000 km², is about the size of Mauritania (1,036,000 km²).
- At Île-de-France's density, Bolivia would have 1.11 billion people (it has 12.2 million). At Bolivia's density, Île-de-France would have 136,000 (it has 12.4 million).
- Île-de-France's centre is 65.4° of latitude, about 7,270 km, farther north than Bolivia's.
- Bolivia ranks 29th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- 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 65° of latitude (roughly 7,270 km) north of Bolivia, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Bolivia would have about 88,760 m² and each person in Île-de-France about 980 m².
- Laid side by side, Bolivia and Île-de-France would cover 1,099,000 km², about the same size as Ethiopia.
- Together they have 24.6 million people, 1.03× as many people as Syria.
- Counted as a country, Île-de-France would rank 163rd by area and 79th by population.
Side by side
| Bolivia | Île-de-France | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountrySouth America | RegionFrance |
| Area, measured | 1,087,000 km²420,000 mi² | 12,100 km²4,670 mi² |
| Official area | 1,099,000 km²Wikidata | 12,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 28th of 239worldwide | 13th of 18in France |
| Population | 12.2 millionWikidata, 2023 | 12.4 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 79th of 237worldwide | 1st of 18in France |
| Density | 11 per km² | 1,023 per km² |
| Capital | La Paz; Sucre | Paris |
| Latitude range | 23°S to 10°S | 48°N to 49°N |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,099,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,087,000 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 for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, 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