Corsica (France) is 1.25× the size of Sikkim
Corsica (France) (region of France) covers about 8,670 km² (3,350 mi²) and Sikkim (state of India) about 6,940 km² (2,680 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 8,670km²Corsica (France)
- 6,940km²Sikkim
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- Corsica (France)
- Sikkim
What fits
- Sikkim is 80% of the size of Corsica (France).
- Corsica (France) is larger by 1,720 km² (666 mi²), which is 25% of the area of Sikkim.
- Measured in Belgiums: Corsica (France) is about 0.28, Sikkim about 0.23.
How they differ
- Corsica (France) is larger, but Sikkim has the larger population: 658,000 against 351,000, 1.87× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 95 in Sikkim against 41 in Corsica (France): Sikkim is 2.34× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,160 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Corsica (France) at 42°N is drawn about 1.8× too large and Sikkim at 28°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Corsica (France) as 1.78× the size of Sikkim instead of 1.25×.
- Together Corsica (France) and Sikkim cover 15,600 km², close to the size of East Timor (15,100 km², 3.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,720 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Sikkim's density, Corsica (France) would have 821,000 people (it has 351,000). At Corsica (France)'s density, Sikkim would have 281,000 (it has 658,000).
- Corsica (France)'s centre is 14.6° of latitude, about 1,620 km, farther north than Sikkim'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.
- Sikkim is the 30th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 32nd most densely populated of them.
- Corsica (France) lies about 15° of latitude (roughly 1,620 km) north of Sikkim.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Corsica (France) would have about 24,670 m² and each person in Sikkim about 10,550 m².
- Laid side by side, Corsica (France) and Sikkim would cover 15,600 km², 1.03× the size of East Timor.
- Together they have 1.0 million people, 1.09× as many people as Fiji.
Side by side
| Corsica (France) | Sikkim | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionFrance | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 8,670 km²3,350 mi² | 6,940 km²2,680 mi² |
| Official area | 8,680 km²Wikidata | 7,100 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 14th of 18in France | 30th of 36in India |
| Population | 351,000Wikidata, 2022 | 658,000Wikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 16th of 18in France | 32nd of 36in India |
| Density | 41 per km² | 95 per km² |
| Capital | Ajaccio | Gangtok |
| Latitude range | 41°N to 43°N | 27°N to 28°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2011. 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 6,940 km² is 2.2% below Wikidata's official figure of 7,100 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 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