Finland is 4.53× the size of Occitania
Finland (Europe) covers about 333,000 km² (129,000 mi²) and Occitania (region of France) about 73,500 km² (28,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 333,000km²Finland
- 73,500km²Occitania
100 km
- Finland
- Occitania
What fits
- Occitania fits inside Finland about 4.53 times by area.
- Finland is larger by 260,000 km² (100,000 mi²), which is 353% of the area of Occitania.
- Measured in Belgiums: Finland is about 10.9, Occitania about 2.40.
How they differ
- Finland is larger, but Occitania has the larger population: 6.1 million against 5.7 million, 1.08× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 83 in Occitania against 17 in Finland: Occitania is 4.87× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,740 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Finland at 64°N is drawn about 5.3× too large and Occitania at 44°N about 1.9×, so the map shows Finland as 12.6× the size of Occitania instead of 4.53×.
- Together Finland and Occitania cover 407,000 km², close to the size of Paraguay (400,000 km², 1.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 260,000 km², is about the size of Gabon (260,000 km²).
- At Occitania's density, Finland would have 27.6 million people (it has 5.7 million). At Finland's density, Occitania would have 1.2 million (it has 6.1 million).
- Finland's centre is 20.6° of latitude, about 2,290 km, farther north than Occitania's.
- Finland ranks 67th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Occitania is the 3rd largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 12% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- Finland lies about 21° of latitude (roughly 2,290 km) north of Occitania.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Finland would have about 58,920 m² and each person in Occitania about 12,090 m².
- Laid side by side, Finland and Occitania would cover 407,000 km², about the same size as Paraguay.
- Together they have 11.7 million people, about as many people as Belgium.
- Counted as a country, Occitania would rank 119th by area and 114th by population.
Side by side
| Finland | Occitania | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | RegionFrance |
| Area, measured | 333,000 km²129,000 mi² | 73,500 km²28,400 mi² |
| Official area | 338,000 km²Wikidata | 72,700 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 66th of 239worldwide | 3rd of 18in France |
| Population | 5.7 millionWikidata, 2025 | 6.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 116th of 237worldwide | 4th of 18in France |
| Density | 17 per km² | 83 per km² |
| Capital | Helsinki | Toulouse |
| Latitude range | 60°N to 70°N | 42°N to 45°N |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 338,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 333,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 72,700 km² agrees with our measured area of 73,500 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain. The outline of Occitania 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