Grand Est is 1.34× the size of Denmark
Grand Est (region of France) covers about 57,400 km² (22,200 mi²) and Denmark (Europe) about 42,700 km² (16,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 57,400km²Grand Est
- 42,700km²Denmark
100 km
- Grand Est
- Denmark
What fits
- Denmark is 74% of the size of Grand Est.
- Grand Est is larger by 14,700 km² (5,670 mi²), which is 34% of the area of Denmark.
- Measured in Belgiums: Grand Est is about 1.87, Denmark about 1.39.
How they differ
- Grand Est is larger, but Denmark has the larger population: 5.8 million against 5.6 million, 1.05× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 136 in Denmark against 97 in Grand Est: Denmark is 1.41× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 863 km apart.
- On a standard web map Denmark looks larger than Grand Est: Grand Est at 49°N is drawn about 2.3× too large and Denmark at 56°N about 3.2×, so the map shows Denmark as 1.04× the size of Grand Est, when Grand Est is 1.34× the size of Denmark.
- Together Grand Est and Denmark cover 100,000 km², close to the size of South Korea (98,500 km², 1.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 14,700 km², is about the size of East Timor (15,100 km²).
- At Denmark's density, Grand Est would have 7.8 million people (it has 5.6 million). At Grand Est's density, Denmark would have 4.1 million (it has 5.8 million).
- Denmark's centre is 7.3° of latitude, about 810 km, farther north than Grand Est'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.
- Denmark ranks 134th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Denmark lies about 7° of latitude (roughly 809 km) north of Grand Est.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Grand Est would have about 10,320 m² and each person in Denmark about 7,330 m².
- Laid side by side, Grand Est and Denmark would cover 100,000 km², about the same size as South Korea.
- Together they have 11.4 million people, about as many people as Tunisia.
- Counted as a country, Grand Est would rank 126th by area and 118th by population.
Side by side
| Grand Est | Denmark | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionFrance | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 57,400 km²22,200 mi² | 42,700 km²16,500 mi² |
| Official area | 57,400 km²Wikidata | 42,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 18in France | 133rd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 5.6 millionWikidata, 2022 | 5.8 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 6th of 18in France | 115th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 97 per km² | 136 per km² |
| Capital | Strasbourg | Copenhagen |
| Latitude range | 47°N to 50°N | 55°N to 58°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2020. 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 42,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 42,700 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. The outline of Grand Est is the departments 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