Brittany is 1.25× the size of State of Mexico
Brittany (region of France) covers about 27,300 km² (10,600 mi²) and State of Mexico (state of Mexico) about 21,800 km² (8,430 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 27,300km²Brittany
- 21,800km²State of Mexico
50 km
- Brittany
- State of Mexico
What fits
- State of Mexico is 80% of the size of Brittany.
- Brittany is larger by 5,510 km² (2,130 mi²), which is 25% of the area of State of Mexico.
- Measured in Belgiums: Brittany is about 0.89, State of Mexico about 0.71.
How they differ
- Brittany is larger, but State of Mexico has the larger population: 16.2 million against 3.4 million, 4.73× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 742 in State of Mexico against 125 in Brittany: State of Mexico is 5.92× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,900 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Brittany at 48°N is drawn about 2.2× too large and State of Mexico at 19°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Brittany as 2.51× the size of State of Mexico instead of 1.25×.
- Together Brittany and State of Mexico cover 49,200 km², close to the size of Slovakia (48,500 km², 1.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 5,510 km², is about the size of Cyprus (5,400 km²).
- At State of Mexico's density, Brittany would have 20.3 million people (it has 3.4 million). At Brittany's density, State of Mexico would have 2.7 million (it has 16.2 million).
- Brittany's centre is 28.8° of latitude, about 3,200 km, farther north than State of Mexico'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.
- State of Mexico is the 25th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Brittany lies about 29° of latitude (roughly 3,200 km) north of State of Mexico.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Brittany would have about 7,990 m² and each person in State of Mexico about 1,350 m².
- Laid side by side, Brittany and State of Mexico would cover 49,200 km², about the same size as Slovakia.
- Together they have 19.6 million people, about as many people as Zambia.
Side by side
| Brittany | State of Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionFrance | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 27,300 km²10,600 mi² | 21,800 km²8,430 mi² |
| Official area | 27,200 km²Wikidata | 22,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 12th of 18in France | 25th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2022 | 16.2 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 9th of 18in France | 1st of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 125 per km² | 742 per km² |
| Capital | Rennes | Toluca de Lerdo |
| Latitude range | 47°N to 49°N | 18°N to 20°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2015. 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 21,800 km² is 2.4% below 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