Brittany is 1.18× the size of Meghalaya
Brittany (region of France) covers about 27,300 km² (10,600 mi²) and Meghalaya (state of India) about 23,100 km² (8,930 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 27,300km²Brittany
- 23,100km²Meghalaya
100 km
- Brittany
- Meghalaya
What fits
- Meghalaya is 85% of the size of Brittany.
- Brittany is larger by 4,220 km² (1,630 mi²), which is 18% of the area of Meghalaya.
- Measured in Belgiums: Brittany is about 0.89, Meghalaya about 0.75.
How they differ
- Brittany also has the larger population: 3.4 million against 3.0 million, 1.15× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 128 in Meghalaya against 125 in Brittany: Meghalaya is 1.02× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,210 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Brittany at 48°N is drawn about 2.2× too large and Meghalaya at 26°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Brittany as 2.17× the size of Meghalaya instead of 1.18×.
- Together Brittany and Meghalaya cover 50,500 km², close to the size of Costa Rica (51,200 km², 1.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 4,220 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At Meghalaya's density, Brittany would have 3.5 million people (it has 3.4 million). At Brittany's density, Meghalaya would have 2.9 million (it has 3.0 million).
- Brittany's centre is 22.6° of latitude, about 2,520 km, farther north than Meghalaya'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.
- Meghalaya is the 24th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 0.7% of its area; it is the 29th most densely populated of them.
- Brittany lies about 23° of latitude (roughly 2,520 km) north of Meghalaya.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Brittany would have about 7,990 m² and each person in Meghalaya about 7,790 m².
- Laid side by side, Brittany and Meghalaya would cover 50,500 km², about the same size as Costa Rica.
- Together they have 6.4 million people, about as many people as Bulgaria.
Side by side
| Brittany | Meghalaya | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionFrance | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 27,300 km²10,600 mi² | 23,100 km²8,930 mi² |
| Official area | 27,200 km²Wikidata | 22,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 12th of 18in France | 24th of 36in India |
| Population | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2022 | 3.0 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 9th of 18in France | 24th of 36in India |
| Density | 125 per km² | 128 per km² |
| Capital | Rennes | Shillong |
| Latitude range | 47°N to 49°N | 25°N to 26°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 27,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 27,300 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 23,100 km² is 3.1% above Wikidata's official figure of 22,400 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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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