Corsica (France) is 1.58× the size of Liguria
Corsica (France) (region of France) covers about 8,670 km² (3,350 mi²) and Liguria (region of Italy) about 5,490 km² (2,120 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 8,670km²Corsica (France)
- 5,490km²Liguria
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- Corsica (France)
- Liguria
What fits
- Liguria is 63% of the size of Corsica (France).
- Corsica (France) is larger by 3,170 km² (1,230 mi²), which is 58% of the area of Liguria.
- Measured in Belgiums: Corsica (France) is about 0.28, Liguria about 0.18.
How they differ
- Corsica (France) is larger, but Liguria has the larger population: 1.6 million against 351,000, 4.41× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 282 in Liguria against 41 in Corsica (France): Liguria is 6.97× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 237 km apart.
- Together Corsica (France) and Liguria cover 14,200 km², close to the size of Montenegro (13,700 km², 3.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 3,170 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
- At Liguria's density, Corsica (France) would have 2.4 million people (it has 351,000). At Corsica (France)'s density, Liguria would have 223,000 (it has 1.6 million).
- Liguria's centre is 2.1° of latitude, about 230 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.
- Liguria is the 18th largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 1.8% of its area; it is the 4th most densely populated of them.
- Liguria lies about 2° of latitude (roughly 235 km) north of Corsica (France).
- Shared out evenly, each person in Corsica (France) would have about 24,670 m² and each person in Liguria about 3,540 m².
- Laid side by side, Corsica (France) and Liguria would cover 14,200 km², 1.03× the size of Montenegro.
- Together they have 1.9 million people, about as many people as Guinea-Bissau.
Side by side
| Corsica (France) | Liguria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionFrance | RegionItaly |
| Area, measured | 8,670 km²3,350 mi² | 5,490 km²2,120 mi² |
| Official area | 8,680 km²Wikidata | 5,420 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 14th of 18in France | 18th of 20in Italy |
| Population | 351,000Wikidata, 2022 | 1.6 millionWikidata, 2019 |
| Rank by population | 16th of 18in France | 12th of 20in Italy |
| Density | 41 per km² | 282 per km² |
| Capital | Ajaccio | Genoa |
| Latitude range | 41°N to 43°N | 44°N to 45°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2019. 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 5,420 km² agrees with our measured area of 5,490 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. The outline of Liguria is the provinces 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