Brittany is 1.30× the size of Hesse
Brittany (region of France) covers about 27,300 km² (10,600 mi²) and Hesse (state of Germany) about 21,000 km² (8,110 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 27,300km²Brittany
- 21,000km²Hesse
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- Brittany
- Hesse
What fits
- Hesse is 77% of the size of Brittany.
- Brittany is larger by 6,330 km² (2,440 mi²), which is 30% of the area of Hesse.
- Measured in Belgiums: Brittany is about 0.89, Hesse about 0.69.
How they differ
- Brittany is larger, but Hesse has the larger population: 6.2 million against 3.4 million, 1.81× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 295 in Hesse against 125 in Brittany: Hesse is 2.36× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 899 km apart.
- Together Brittany and Hesse cover 48,400 km², close to the size of Dominican Republic (48,400 km², 0.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 6,330 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Hesse's density, Brittany would have 8.1 million people (it has 3.4 million). At Brittany's density, Hesse would have 2.6 million (it has 6.2 million).
- Hesse's centre is 2.4° of latitude, about 270 km, farther north than Brittany's.
- Brittany is the 12th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 4.3% of its area; it is the 8th most densely populated of them.
- Hesse is the 7th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 5.9% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- Hesse lies about 2° of latitude (roughly 268 km) north of Brittany.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Brittany would have about 7,990 m² and each person in Hesse about 3,390 m².
- Laid side by side, Brittany and Hesse would cover 48,400 km², about the same size as Dominican Republic.
- Together they have 9.6 million people, about as many people as Hungary.
Side by side
| Brittany | Hesse | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionFrance | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 27,300 km²10,600 mi² | 21,000 km²8,110 mi² |
| Official area | 27,200 km²Wikidata | 21,100 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 12th of 18in France | 7th of 16in Germany |
| Population | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2022 | 6.2 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 9th of 18in France | 5th of 16in Germany |
| Density | 125 per km² | 295 per km² |
| Capital | Rennes | Wiesbaden |
| Latitude range | 47°N to 49°N | 49°N to 52°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 27,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 27,300 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 21,100 km² agrees with our measured area of 21,000 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 Brittany 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