French Guiana is 1.05× the size of Assam
French Guiana (overseas region of France) covers about 83,200 km² (32,100 mi²) and Assam (state of India) about 79,500 km² (30,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 83,200km²French Guiana
- 79,500km²Assam
200 km
- French Guiana
- Assam
What fits
- Assam is 96% of the size of French Guiana.
- French Guiana is larger by 3,650 km² (1,410 mi²), which is 4.6% of the area of Assam.
- Measured in Belgiums: French Guiana is about 2.71, Assam about 2.59.
How they differ
- French Guiana is larger, but Assam has the larger population: 31.2 million against 288,000, 108× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 392 in Assam against 3.5 in French Guiana: Assam is 113× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 15,000 km apart.
- On a standard web map Assam looks larger than French Guiana: French Guiana at 4°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Assam at 26°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Assam as 1.19× the size of French Guiana, when French Guiana is 1.05× the size of Assam.
- Together French Guiana and Assam cover 163,000 km², close to the size of Somaliland (167,000 km², 2.9% bigger).
- The gap between them, 3,650 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At Assam's density, French Guiana would have 32.6 million people (it has 288,000). At French Guiana's density, Assam would have 276,000 (it has 31.2 million).
- Assam's centre is 22.4° of latitude, about 2,500 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.
- Assam is the 15th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 2.5% of its area; it is the 15th most densely populated of them.
- Assam lies about 22° of latitude (roughly 2,500 km) north of French Guiana.
- Shared out evenly, each person in French Guiana would have about 288,450 m² and each person in Assam about 2,550 m².
- Laid side by side, French Guiana and Assam would cover 163,000 km², 1.04× the size of Tunisia.
- Together they have 31.5 million people, about as many people as Venezuela.
Side by side
| French Guiana | Assam | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Overseas regionFrance | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 83,200 km²32,100 mi² | 79,500 km²30,700 mi² |
| Official area | 83,500 km²Wikidata | 78,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 2nd of 18in France | 15th of 36in India |
| Population | 288,000Wikidata, 2022 | 31.2 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 18th of 18in France | 15th of 36in India |
| Density | 3.5 per km² | 392 per km² |
| Capital | Cayenne | Dispur |
| Latitude range | 2°N to 6°N | 24°N to 28°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%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 78,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 79,500 km², to within 2%.
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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