Brittany is 1.36× the size of Rhineland-Palatinate
Brittany (region of France) covers about 27,300 km² (10,600 mi²) and Rhineland-Palatinate (state of Germany) about 20,100 km² (7,760 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 27,300km²Brittany
- 20,100km²Rhineland-Palatinate
50 km
- Brittany
- Rhineland-Palatinate
What fits
- Rhineland-Palatinate is 74% of the size of Brittany.
- Brittany is larger by 7,240 km² (2,800 mi²), which is 36% of the area of Rhineland-Palatinate.
- Measured in Belgiums: Brittany is about 0.89, Rhineland-Palatinate about 0.66.
How they differ
- Brittany is larger, but Rhineland-Palatinate has the larger population: 4.1 million against 3.4 million, 1.20× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 204 in Rhineland-Palatinate against 125 in Brittany: Rhineland-Palatinate is 1.63× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 773 km apart.
- Together Brittany and Rhineland-Palatinate cover 47,400 km², close to the size of Dominican Republic (48,400 km², 2.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 7,240 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Rhineland-Palatinate's density, Brittany would have 5.6 million people (it has 3.4 million). At Brittany's density, Rhineland-Palatinate would have 2.5 million (it has 4.1 million).
- Rhineland-Palatinate's centre is 1.7° of latitude, about 190 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.
- Rhineland-Palatinate is the 9th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 5.6% of its area; it is the 9th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 48°N and 50°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Brittany would have about 7,990 m² and each person in Rhineland-Palatinate about 4,910 m².
- Laid side by side, Brittany and Rhineland-Palatinate would cover 47,400 km², about the same size as Dominican Republic.
- Together they have 7.5 million people, about as many people as Sierra Leone.
Side by side
| Brittany | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionFrance | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 27,300 km²10,600 mi² | 20,100 km²7,760 mi² |
| Official area | 27,200 km²Wikidata | 19,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 12th of 18in France | 9th of 16in Germany |
| Population | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2022 | 4.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 9th of 18in France | 6th of 16in Germany |
| Density | 125 per km² | 204 per km² |
| Capital | Rennes | Mainz |
| Latitude range | 47°N to 49°N | 49°N to 51°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 19,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 20,100 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 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