Hauts-de-France is 1.26× the size of Maryland
Hauts-de-France (region of France) covers about 32,000 km² (12,400 mi²) and Maryland (state of the United States) about 25,500 km² (9,830 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 32,000km²Hauts-de-France
- 25,500km²Maryland
100 km
- Hauts-de-France
- Maryland
What fits
- Maryland is 80% of the size of Hauts-de-France.
- Hauts-de-France is larger by 6,530 km² (2,520 mi²), which is 26% of the area of Maryland.
- Measured in Belgiums: Hauts-de-France is about 1.04, Maryland about 0.83.
How they differ
- Hauts-de-France is larger, but Maryland has the larger population: 6.2 million against 6.0 million, 1.03× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 243 in Maryland against 188 in Hauts-de-France: Maryland is 1.29× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,120 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Hauts-de-France at 50°N is drawn about 2.4× too large and Maryland at 39°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Hauts-de-France as 1.83× the size of Maryland instead of 1.26×.
- Together Hauts-de-France and Maryland cover 57,400 km², close to the size of Togo (56,900 km², 1.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 6,530 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Maryland's density, Hauts-de-France would have 7.8 million people (it has 6.0 million). At Hauts-de-France's density, Maryland would have 4.8 million (it has 6.2 million).
- Hauts-de-France's centre is 10.9° of latitude, about 1,210 km, farther north than Maryland's.
- Hauts-de-France is the 9th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 5.0% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Maryland is the 42nd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.3% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Hauts-de-France lies about 11° of latitude (roughly 1,210 km) north of Maryland.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Hauts-de-France would have about 5,330 m² and each person in Maryland about 4,120 m².
- Laid side by side, Hauts-de-France and Maryland would cover 57,400 km², about the same size as Togo.
- Together they have 12.2 million people, about as many people as Bolivia.
Side by side
| Hauts-de-France | Maryland | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionFrance | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 32,000 km²12,400 mi² | 25,500 km²9,830 mi² |
| Official area | 31,800 km²Wikidata | 32,100 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 9th of 18in France | 42nd of 51in the United States |
| Population | 6.0 millionWikidata, 2022 | 6.2 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 5th of 18in France | 18th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 188 per km² | 243 per km² |
| Capital | Lille | Annapolis |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 51°N | 38°N to 40°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 31,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 32,000 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 25,500 km² is 21% below Wikidata's official figure of 32,100 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Hauts-de-France 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