Grand Est is 1.21× the size of Lower Saxony
Grand Est (region of France) covers about 57,400 km² (22,200 mi²) and Lower Saxony (state of Germany) about 47,600 km² (18,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 57,400km²Grand Est
- 47,600km²Lower Saxony
100 km
- Grand Est
- Lower Saxony
What fits
- Lower Saxony is 83% of the size of Grand Est.
- Grand Est is larger by 9,780 km² (3,780 mi²), which is 21% of the area of Lower Saxony.
- Measured in Belgiums: Grand Est is about 1.87, Lower Saxony about 1.55.
How they differ
- Grand Est is larger, but Lower Saxony has the larger population: 7.9 million against 5.6 million, 1.43× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 167 in Lower Saxony against 97 in Grand Est: Lower Saxony is 1.72× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 518 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Grand Est at 49°N is drawn about 2.3× too large and Lower Saxony at 53°N about 2.7×, so the map shows Grand Est as 1.01× the size of Lower Saxony instead of 1.21×.
- Together Grand Est and Lower Saxony cover 105,000 km², close to the size of Iceland (102,000 km², 2.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 9,780 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At Lower Saxony's density, Grand Est would have 9.6 million people (it has 5.6 million). At Grand Est's density, Lower Saxony would have 4.6 million (it has 7.9 million).
- Lower Saxony's centre is 4.1° of latitude, about 450 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.
- Lower Saxony is the 2nd largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 13% of its area; it is the 12th most densely populated of them.
- Lower Saxony lies about 4° of latitude (roughly 454 km) north of Grand Est.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Grand Est would have about 10,320 m² and each person in Lower Saxony about 5,990 m².
- Laid side by side, Grand Est and Lower Saxony would cover 105,000 km², about the same size as Iceland.
- Together they have 13.5 million people, about as many people as Burundi.
Side by side
| Grand Est | Lower Saxony | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionFrance | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 57,400 km²22,200 mi² | 47,600 km²18,400 mi² |
| Official area | 57,400 km²Wikidata | 47,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 18in France | 2nd of 16in Germany |
| Population | 5.6 millionWikidata, 2022 | 7.9 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 6th of 18in France | 4th of 16in Germany |
| Density | 97 per km² | 167 per km² |
| Capital | Strasbourg | Hanover |
| Latitude range | 47°N to 50°N | 51°N to 54°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022. 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 47,600 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.
- 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