Brittany is 1.39× the size of New Jersey
Brittany (region of France) covers about 27,300 km² (10,600 mi²) and New Jersey (state of the United States) about 19,700 km² (7,590 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 27,300km²Brittany
- 19,700km²New Jersey
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- Brittany
- New Jersey
What fits
- New Jersey is 72% of the size of Brittany.
- Brittany is larger by 7,670 km² (2,960 mi²), which is 39% of the area of New Jersey.
- Measured in Belgiums: Brittany is about 0.89, New Jersey about 0.64.
How they differ
- Brittany is larger, but New Jersey has the larger population: 9.3 million against 3.4 million, 2.71× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 472 in New Jersey against 125 in Brittany: New Jersey is 3.77× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,580 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Brittany at 48°N is drawn about 2.2× too large and New Jersey at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Brittany as 1.83× the size of New Jersey instead of 1.39×.
- Together Brittany and New Jersey cover 47,000 km², close to the size of Estonia (45,800 km², 2.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 7,670 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At New Jersey's density, Brittany would have 12.9 million people (it has 3.4 million). At Brittany's density, New Jersey would have 2.5 million (it has 9.3 million).
- Brittany's centre is 8.0° of latitude, about 890 km, farther north than New Jersey'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.
- New Jersey is the 46th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Brittany lies about 8° of latitude (roughly 889 km) north of New Jersey.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Brittany would have about 7,990 m² and each person in New Jersey about 2,120 m².
- Laid side by side, Brittany and New Jersey would cover 47,000 km², about the same size as Estonia.
- Together they have 12.7 million people, about as many people as South Sudan.
Side by side
| Brittany | New Jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionFrance | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 27,300 km²10,600 mi² | 19,700 km²7,590 mi² |
| Official area | 27,200 km²Wikidata | 22,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 12th of 18in France | 46th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2022 | 9.3 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 9th of 18in France | 11th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 125 per km² | 472 per km² |
| Capital | Rennes | Trenton |
| Latitude range | 47°N to 49°N | 39°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2020. 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 19,700 km² is 13% below Wikidata's official figure of 22,600 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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