French Guiana is 1.03× the size of Arunachal Pradesh

French Guiana (overseas region of France) covers about 83,200 km² (32,100 mi²) and Arunachal Pradesh (state of India) about 80,600 km² (31,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

83,200km²French Guiana
80,600km²Arunachal Pradesh

100 km

French Guiana
Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh: Part of this region's boundary is disputed with China. Size Versus draws Natural Earth's de facto outline, the boundary as it is held on the ground, and takes no position on it.

What fits

Arunachal Pradesh is 97% of the size of French Guiana.
French Guiana is larger by 2,590 km² (1,000 mi²), which is 3.2% of the area of Arunachal Pradesh.
Measured in Belgiums: French Guiana is about 2.71, Arunachal Pradesh about 2.63.

How they differ

French Guiana is larger, but Arunachal Pradesh has the larger population: 1.4 million against 288,000, 4.79× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 17 in Arunachal Pradesh against 3.5 in French Guiana: Arunachal Pradesh is 4.95× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 15,100 km apart.
On a standard web map Arunachal Pradesh looks larger than French Guiana: French Guiana at 4°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Arunachal Pradesh at 28°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Arunachal Pradesh as 1.24× the size of French Guiana, when French Guiana is 1.03× the size of Arunachal Pradesh.
Together French Guiana and Arunachal Pradesh cover 164,000 km², close to the size of Somaliland (167,000 km², 2.2% bigger).
The gap between them, 2,590 km², is about the size of Luxembourg (2,610 km²).
At Arunachal Pradesh's density, French Guiana would have 1.4 million people (it has 288,000). At French Guiana's density, Arunachal Pradesh would have 279,000 (it has 1.4 million).
Arunachal Pradesh's centre is 24.1° of latitude, about 2,680 km, farther north than French Guiana's.
French Guiana is the 2nd largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 13% of its area; it is the 18th most densely populated of them.
Arunachal Pradesh is the 14th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 2.6% of its area; it is the 35th most densely populated of them.
Arunachal Pradesh lies about 24° of latitude (roughly 2,680 km) north of French Guiana.
Shared out evenly, each person in French Guiana would have about 288,450 m² and each person in Arunachal Pradesh about 58,290 m².
Laid side by side, French Guiana and Arunachal Pradesh would cover 164,000 km², 1.05× the size of Tunisia.
Together they have 1.7 million people, 91% as many people as North Macedonia.

Side by side

	French Guiana	Arunachal Pradesh
Is a	Overseas regionFrance	StateIndia
Area, measured	83,200 km²32,100 mi²	80,600 km²31,100 mi²
Official area	83,500 km²Wikidata	83,700 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	2nd of 18in France	14th of 36in India
Population	288,000Wikidata, 2022	1.4 millionWikidata, 2011
Rank by population	18th of 18in France	29th of 36in India
Density	3.5 per km²	17 per km²
Capital	Cayenne	Itanagar
Latitude range	2°N to 6°N	27°N to 29°N

Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 83,500 km² agrees with our measured area of 83,200 km², to within 2%.
Our measured 80,600 km² is 3.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 83,700 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
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

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