Brittany is 1.32× the size of Saxony-Anhalt
Brittany (region of France) covers about 27,300 km² (10,600 mi²) and Saxony-Anhalt (state of Germany) about 20,700 km² (7,980 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 27,300km²Brittany
- 20,700km²Saxony-Anhalt
50 km
- Brittany
- Saxony-Anhalt
What fits
- Saxony-Anhalt is 76% of the size of Brittany.
- Brittany is larger by 6,670 km² (2,580 mi²), which is 32% of the area of Saxony-Anhalt.
- Measured in Belgiums: Brittany is about 0.89, Saxony-Anhalt about 0.67.
How they differ
- Brittany also has the larger population: 3.4 million against 2.1 million, 1.59× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 125 in Brittany against 104 in Saxony-Anhalt: Brittany is 1.21× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,120 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Brittany at 48°N is drawn about 2.2× too large and Saxony-Anhalt at 52°N about 2.6×, so the map shows Brittany as 1.13× the size of Saxony-Anhalt instead of 1.32×.
- Together Brittany and Saxony-Anhalt cover 48,000 km², close to the size of Dominican Republic (48,400 km², 0.9% bigger).
- The gap between them, 6,670 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Saxony-Anhalt's density, Brittany would have 2.8 million people (it has 3.4 million). At Brittany's density, Saxony-Anhalt would have 2.6 million (it has 2.1 million).
- Saxony-Anhalt's centre is 3.8° of latitude, about 420 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.
- Saxony-Anhalt is the 8th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 5.8% of its area; it is the 14th most densely populated of them.
- Saxony-Anhalt lies about 4° of latitude (roughly 424 km) north of Brittany.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Brittany would have about 7,990 m² and each person in Saxony-Anhalt about 9,630 m².
- Laid side by side, Brittany and Saxony-Anhalt would cover 48,000 km², about the same size as Dominican Republic.
- Together they have 5.6 million people, about as many people as Norway.
Side by side
| Brittany | Saxony-Anhalt | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionFrance | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 27,300 km²10,600 mi² | 20,700 km²7,980 mi² |
| Official area | 27,200 km²Wikidata | 20,500 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 12th of 18in France | 8th of 16in Germany |
| Population | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2022 | 2.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 9th of 18in France | 11th of 16in Germany |
| Density | 125 per km² | 104 per km² |
| Capital | Rennes | Magdeburg |
| Latitude range | 47°N to 49°N | 51°N to 53°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 20,500 km² agrees with our measured area of 20,700 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