Grand Est is 1.20× the size of Aragon
Grand Est (region of France) covers about 57,400 km² (22,200 mi²) and Aragon (autonomous community of Spain) about 47,600 km² (18,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 57,400km²Grand Est
- 47,600km²Aragon
100 km
- Grand Est
- Aragon
What fits
- Aragon is 83% of the size of Grand Est.
- Grand Est is larger by 9,750 km² (3,770 mi²), which is 20% of the area of Aragon.
- Measured in Belgiums: Grand Est is about 1.87, Aragon about 1.55.
How they differ
- Grand Est also has the larger population: 5.6 million against 1.3 million, 4.13× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 97 in Grand Est against 28 in Aragon: Grand Est is 3.42× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 937 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Grand Est at 49°N is drawn about 2.3× too large and Aragon at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Grand Est as 1.55× the size of Aragon instead of 1.20×.
- Together Grand Est and Aragon cover 105,000 km², close to the size of Iceland (102,000 km², 2.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 9,750 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At Aragon's density, Grand Est would have 1.6 million people (it has 5.6 million). At Grand Est's density, Aragon would have 4.6 million (it has 1.3 million).
- Grand Est's centre is 7.2° of latitude, about 800 km, farther north than Aragon's.
- Grand Est is the 5th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 9.0% of its area; it is the 12th most densely populated of them.
- Aragon is the 4th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 9.4% of its area; it is the 16th most densely populated of them.
- Grand Est lies about 7° of latitude (roughly 798 km) north of Aragon.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Grand Est would have about 10,320 m² and each person in Aragon about 35,330 m².
- Laid side by side, Grand Est and Aragon would cover 105,000 km², about the same size as Iceland.
- Together they have 6.9 million people, about as many people as Laos.
Side by side
| Grand Est | Aragon | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionFrance | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 57,400 km²22,200 mi² | 47,600 km²18,400 mi² |
| Official area | 57,400 km²Wikidata | 47,700 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 18in France | 4th of 19in Spain |
| Population | 5.6 millionWikidata, 2022 | 1.3 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 6th of 18in France | 11th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 97 per km² | 28 per km² |
| Capital | Strasbourg | Zaragoza |
| Latitude range | 47°N to 50°N | 40°N to 43°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 57,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 57,400 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 47,700 km² agrees with our measured area of 47,600 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Grand Est is the departments Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders. The outline of Aragon is the provinces 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