French Guiana is 6.76× the size of Vanuatu
French Guiana (overseas region of France) covers about 83,200 km² (32,100 mi²) and Vanuatu (Oceania) about 12,300 km² (4,750 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 83,200km²French Guiana
- 12,300km²Vanuatu
100 km
- French Guiana
- Vanuatu
What fits
- Vanuatu fits inside French Guiana about 6.76 times by area.
- French Guiana is larger by 70,900 km² (27,400 mi²), which is 576% of the area of Vanuatu.
- Measured in Belgiums: French Guiana is about 2.71, Vanuatu about 0.40.
How they differ
- French Guiana is larger, but Vanuatu has the larger population: 300,000 against 288,000, 1.04× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 24 in Vanuatu against 3.5 in French Guiana: Vanuatu is 7.04× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 15,300 km apart.
- Together French Guiana and Vanuatu cover 95,500 km², close to the size of Liberia (95,300 km², 0.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 70,900 km², is about the size of United Arab Emirates (71,100 km²).
- At Vanuatu's density, French Guiana would have 2.0 million people (it has 288,000). At French Guiana's density, Vanuatu would have 43,000 (it has 300,000).
- French Guiana's centre is 20.1° of latitude, about 2,240 km, farther north than Vanuatu'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.
- Vanuatu ranks 163rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- French Guiana lies about 20° of latitude (roughly 2,240 km) north of Vanuatu, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in French Guiana would have about 288,450 m² and each person in Vanuatu about 40,990 m².
- Laid side by side, French Guiana and Vanuatu would cover 95,500 km², about the same size as Liberia.
- Together they have 588,000 people, 96% as many people as the Solomon Islands.
- Counted as a country, French Guiana would rank 116th by area and 180th by population.
Side by side
| French Guiana | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Overseas regionFrance | CountryOceania |
| Area, measured | 83,200 km²32,100 mi² | 12,300 km²4,750 mi² |
| Official area | 83,500 km²Wikidata | 12,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 2nd of 18in France | 162nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 288,000Wikidata, 2022 | 300,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 18th of 18in France | 179th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 3.5 per km² | 24 per km² |
| Capital | Cayenne | Port Vila |
| Latitude range | 2°N to 6°N | 20°S to 13°S |
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 12,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 12,300 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
- 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