Corsica (France) is 1.62× the size of Cantabria
Corsica (France) (region of France) covers about 8,670 km² (3,350 mi²) and Cantabria (autonomous community of Spain) about 5,350 km² (2,060 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 8,670km²Corsica (France)
- 5,350km²Cantabria
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- Corsica (France)
- Cantabria
What fits
- Cantabria is 62% of the size of Corsica (France).
- Corsica (France) is larger by 3,320 km² (1,280 mi²), which is 62% of the area of Cantabria.
- Measured in Belgiums: Corsica (France) is about 0.28, Cantabria about 0.17.
How they differ
- Corsica (France) is larger, but Cantabria has the larger population: 592,000 against 351,000, 1.68× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 111 in Cantabria against 41 in Corsica (France): Cantabria is 2.73× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,080 km apart.
- Together Corsica (France) and Cantabria cover 14,000 km², close to the size of Montenegro (13,700 km², 2.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 3,320 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
- At Cantabria's density, Corsica (France) would have 959,000 people (it has 351,000). At Corsica (France)'s density, Cantabria would have 217,000 (it has 592,000).
- Cantabria's centre is 1.0° of latitude, about 120 km, farther north than Corsica (France)'s.
- 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.
- Cantabria is the 15th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 10th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 42°N and 43°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Corsica (France) would have about 24,670 m² and each person in Cantabria about 9,040 m².
- Laid side by side, Corsica (France) and Cantabria would cover 14,000 km², about the same size as Montenegro.
- Together they have 943,000 people, about as many people as Fiji.
Side by side
| Corsica (France) | Cantabria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionFrance | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 8,670 km²3,350 mi² | 5,350 km²2,060 mi² |
| Official area | 8,680 km²Wikidata | 5,320 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 14th of 18in France | 15th of 19in Spain |
| Population | 351,000Wikidata, 2022 | 592,000Wikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 16th of 18in France | 16th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 41 per km² | 111 per km² |
| Capital | Ajaccio | Santander |
| Latitude range | 41°N to 43°N | 43°N to 44°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 8,680 km² agrees with our measured area of 8,670 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 5,320 km² agrees with our measured area of 5,350 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