French Guiana is 1.01× the size of Chongqing
French Guiana (overseas region of France) covers about 83,200 km² (32,100 mi²) and Chongqing (municipality of China) about 82,400 km² (31,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 83,200km²French Guiana
- 82,400km²Chongqing
100 km
- French Guiana
- Chongqing
What fits
- Chongqing is 99% of the size of French Guiana.
- French Guiana is larger by 821 km² (317 mi²), which is 1.0% of the area of Chongqing.
- Measured in Belgiums: French Guiana is about 2.71, Chongqing about 2.69.
How they differ
- French Guiana is larger, but Chongqing has the larger population: 32.1 million against 288,000, 111× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 389 in Chongqing against 3.5 in French Guiana: Chongqing is 112× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 15,700 km apart.
- On a standard web map Chongqing looks larger than French Guiana: French Guiana at 4°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Chongqing at 30°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Chongqing as 1.32× the size of French Guiana, when French Guiana is 1.01× the size of Chongqing.
- Together French Guiana and Chongqing cover 166,000 km², close to the size of Somaliland (167,000 km², 1.1% bigger).
- At Chongqing's density, French Guiana would have 32.4 million people (it has 288,000). At French Guiana's density, Chongqing would have 286,000 (it has 32.1 million).
- Chongqing's centre is 26.1° of latitude, about 2,910 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.
- Chongqing is the 26th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.9% of its area; it is the 11th most densely populated of them.
- Chongqing lies about 26° of latitude (roughly 2,910 km) north of French Guiana.
- Shared out evenly, each person in French Guiana would have about 288,450 m² and each person in Chongqing about 2,570 m².
- Laid side by side, French Guiana and Chongqing would cover 166,000 km², 1.06× the size of Tunisia.
- Together they have 32.3 million people, about as many people as Madagascar.
Side by side
| French Guiana | Chongqing | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Overseas regionFrance | MunicipalityChina |
| Area, measured | 83,200 km²32,100 mi² | 82,400 km²31,800 mi² |
| Official area | 83,500 km²Wikidata | 82,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 2nd of 18in France | 26th of 31in China |
| Population | 288,000Wikidata, 2022 | 32.1 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 18th of 18in France | 19th of 31in China |
| Density | 3.5 per km² | 389 per km² |
| Capital | Cayenne | – |
| Latitude range | 2°N to 6°N | 28°N to 32°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2020. 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 82,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 82,400 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