Grand Est is 6.85× the size of Hyogo
Grand Est (region of France) covers about 57,400 km² (22,200 mi²) and Hyogo (prefecture of Japan) about 8,380 km² (3,240 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 57,400km²Grand Est
- 8,380km²Hyogo
100 km
- Grand Est
- Hyogo
What fits
- Hyogo fits inside Grand Est about 6.85 times by area.
- Grand Est is larger by 49,000 km² (18,900 mi²), which is 585% of the area of Hyogo.
- Measured in Belgiums: Grand Est is about 1.87, Hyogo about 0.27.
How they differ
- Grand Est also has the larger population: 5.6 million against 5.5 million, 1.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 651 in Hyogo against 97 in Grand Est: Hyogo is 6.71× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,440 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Grand Est at 49°N is drawn about 2.3× too large and Hyogo at 35°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Grand Est as 10.5× the size of Hyogo instead of 6.85×.
- Together Grand Est and Hyogo cover 65,800 km², close to the size of Sri Lanka (66,300 km², 0.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 49,000 km², is about the size of Slovakia (48,500 km²).
- At Hyogo's density, Grand Est would have 37.3 million people (it has 5.6 million). At Grand Est's density, Hyogo would have 812,000 (it has 5.5 million).
- Grand Est's centre is 13.6° of latitude, about 1,520 km, farther north than Hyogo'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.
- Hyogo is the 11th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 2.2% of its area; it is the 9th most densely populated of them.
- Grand Est lies about 14° of latitude (roughly 1,520 km) north of Hyogo.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Grand Est would have about 10,320 m² and each person in Hyogo about 1,540 m².
- Laid side by side, Grand Est and Hyogo would cover 65,800 km², about the same size as Sri Lanka.
- Together they have 11.0 million people, about as many people as Somalia.
Side by side
| Grand Est | Hyogo | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionFrance | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 57,400 km²22,200 mi² | 8,380 km²3,240 mi² |
| Official area | 57,400 km²Wikidata | 8,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 18in France | 11th of 47in Japan |
| Population | 5.6 millionWikidata, 2022 | 5.5 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 6th of 18in France | 7th of 47in Japan |
| Density | 97 per km² | 651 per km² |
| Capital | Strasbourg | Kobe |
| Latitude range | 47°N to 50°N | 34°N to 36°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2021. 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 8,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 8,380 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.
- 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