Corsica (France) is 1.68× the size of Delaware
Corsica (France) (region of France) covers about 8,670 km² (3,350 mi²) and Delaware (state of the United States) about 5,170 km² (2,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 8,670km²Corsica (France)
- 5,170km²Delaware
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- Corsica (France)
- Delaware
What fits
- Delaware is 60% of the size of Corsica (France).
- Corsica (France) is larger by 3,490 km² (1,350 mi²), which is 68% of the area of Delaware.
- Measured in Belgiums: Corsica (France) is about 0.28, Delaware about 0.17.
How they differ
- Corsica (France) is larger, but Delaware has the larger population: 990,000 against 351,000, 2.82× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 191 in Delaware against 41 in Corsica (France): Delaware is 4.72× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,840 km apart.
- Together Corsica (France) and Delaware cover 13,800 km², close to the size of Montenegro (13,700 km², 0.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 3,490 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
- At Delaware's density, Corsica (France) would have 1.7 million people (it has 351,000). At Corsica (France)'s density, Delaware would have 210,000 (it has 990,000).
- Corsica (France)'s centre is 3.2° of latitude, about 350 km, farther north than Delaware'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.
- Delaware is the 49th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- Corsica (France) lies about 3° of latitude (roughly 351 km) north of Delaware.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Corsica (France) would have about 24,670 m² and each person in Delaware about 5,220 m².
- Laid side by side, Corsica (France) and Delaware would cover 13,800 km², about the same size as Montenegro.
- Together they have 1.3 million people, about as many people as Cyprus.
Side by side
| Corsica (France) | Delaware | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionFrance | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 8,670 km²3,350 mi² | 5,170 km²2,000 mi² |
| Official area | 8,680 km²Wikidata | 6,450 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 14th of 18in France | 49th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 351,000Wikidata, 2022 | 990,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 16th of 18in France | 45th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 41 per km² | 191 per km² |
| Capital | Ajaccio | Dover |
| Latitude range | 41°N to 43°N | 38°N to 40°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 8,680 km² agrees with our measured area of 8,670 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 5,170 km² is 20% below Wikidata's official figure of 6,450 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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