Grand Est is 1.02× the size of Paraíba
Grand Est (region of France) covers about 57,400 km² (22,200 mi²) and Paraíba (state of Brazil) about 56,500 km² (21,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 57,400km²Grand Est
- 56,500km²Paraíba
100 km
- Grand Est
- Paraíba
What fits
- Paraíba is 98% of the size of Grand Est.
- Grand Est is larger by 863 km² (333 mi²), which is 1.5% of the area of Paraíba.
- Measured in Belgiums: Grand Est is about 1.87, Paraíba about 1.84.
How they differ
- Grand Est also has the larger population: 5.6 million against 4.0 million, 1.40× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 97 in Grand Est against 70 in Paraíba: Grand Est is 1.38× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,450 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Grand Est at 49°N is drawn about 2.3× too large and Paraíba at 7°S about 1.0×, so the map shows Grand Est as 2.29× the size of Paraíba instead of 1.02×.
- Together Grand Est and Paraíba cover 114,000 km², close to the size of Bulgaria (113,000 km², 1.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 863 km², is about the size of Åland (942 km²).
- At Paraíba's density, Grand Est would have 4.0 million people (it has 5.6 million). At Grand Est's density, Paraíba would have 5.5 million (it has 4.0 million).
- Grand Est's centre is 55.8° of latitude, about 6,210 km, farther north than Paraíba'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.
- Paraíba is the 21st largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 0.7% of its area; it is the 9th most densely populated of them.
- Grand Est lies about 56° of latitude (roughly 6,210 km) north of Paraíba, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Grand Est would have about 10,320 m² and each person in Paraíba about 14,220 m².
- Laid side by side, Grand Est and Paraíba would cover 114,000 km², about the same size as Bulgaria.
- Together they have 9.5 million people, about as many people as Tajikistan.
Side by side
| Grand Est | Paraíba | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionFrance | StateBrazil |
| Area, measured | 57,400 km²22,200 mi² | 56,500 km²21,800 mi² |
| Official area | 57,400 km²Wikidata | 56,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 18in France | 21st of 27in Brazil |
| Population | 5.6 millionWikidata, 2022 | 4.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 6th of 18in France | 13th of 27in Brazil |
| Density | 97 per km² | 70 per km² |
| Capital | Strasbourg | João Pessoa |
| Latitude range | 47°N to 50°N | 8°S to 6°S |
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 56,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 56,500 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