Connecticut is 1.47× the size of Corsica (France)
Connecticut (state of the United States) covers about 12,700 km² (4,910 mi²) and Corsica (France) (region of France) about 8,670 km² (3,350 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 12,700km²Connecticut
- 8,670km²Corsica (France)
50 km
- Connecticut
- Corsica (France)
What fits
- Corsica (France) is 68% of the size of Connecticut.
- Connecticut is larger by 4,040 km² (1,560 mi²), which is 47% of the area of Corsica (France).
- Measured in Belgiums: Connecticut is about 0.41, Corsica (France) about 0.28.
How they differ
- Connecticut also has the larger population: 3.6 million against 351,000, 10.3× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 284 in Connecticut against 41 in Corsica (France): Connecticut is 7.00× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,490 km apart.
- Together Connecticut and Corsica (France) cover 21,400 km², close to the size of Djibouti (21,800 km², 2.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 4,040 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At Corsica (France)'s density, Connecticut would have 515,000 people (it has 3.6 million). At Connecticut's density, Corsica (France) would have 2.5 million (it has 351,000).
- Corsica (France)'s centre is 0.5° of latitude, about 60 km, farther north than Connecticut's.
- Connecticut is the 48th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.1% of its area; it is the 5th most densely populated of them.
- Corsica (France) is the 14th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 1.4% of its area; it is the 17th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 42°N and 42°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Connecticut would have about 3,520 m² and each person in Corsica (France) about 24,670 m².
- Laid side by side, Connecticut and Corsica (France) would cover 21,400 km², about the same size as Djibouti.
- Together they have 4.0 million people, about as many people as Georgia.
Side by side
| Connecticut | Corsica (France) | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | RegionFrance |
| Area, measured | 12,700 km²4,910 mi² | 8,670 km²3,350 mi² |
| Official area | 14,400 km²Wikidata | 8,680 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 48th of 51in the United States | 14th of 18in France |
| Population | 3.6 millionWikidata, 2020 | 351,000Wikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 29th of 51in the United States | 16th of 18in France |
| Density | 284 per km² | 41 per km² |
| Capital | Hartford | Ajaccio |
| Latitude range | 41°N to 42°N | 41°N to 43°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 12,700 km² is 12% below Wikidata's official figure of 14,400 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Wikidata's official figure of 8,680 km² agrees with our measured area of 8,670 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 Corsica (France) 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