Iceland is 1.23× the size of French Guiana
Iceland (Europe) covers about 102,000 km² (39,500 mi²) and French Guiana (overseas region of France) about 83,200 km² (32,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 102,000km²Iceland
- 83,200km²French Guiana
100 km
- Iceland
- French Guiana
What fits
- French Guiana is 81% of the size of Iceland.
- Iceland is larger by 19,200 km² (7,420 mi²), which is 23% of the area of French Guiana.
- Measured in Belgiums: Iceland is about 3.34, French Guiana about 2.71.
How they differ
- Iceland also has the larger population: 364,000 against 288,000, 1.26× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 3.6 in Iceland against 3.5 in French Guiana: Iceland is 1.03× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,320 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Iceland at 65°N is drawn about 5.6× too large and French Guiana at 4°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Iceland as 6.86× the size of French Guiana instead of 1.23×.
- Together Iceland and French Guiana cover 186,000 km², close to the size of Syria (186,000 km², 0.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 19,200 km², is about the size of Fiji (18,900 km²).
- At French Guiana's density, Iceland would have 355,000 people (it has 364,000). At Iceland's density, French Guiana would have 296,000 (it has 288,000).
- Iceland's centre is 61.1° of latitude, about 6,790 km, farther north than French Guiana's.
- Iceland ranks 108th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- French Guiana is the 2nd largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 13% of its area; it is the 18th most densely populated of them.
- Iceland lies about 61° of latitude (roughly 6,790 km) north of French Guiana.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Iceland would have about 281,090 m² and each person in French Guiana about 288,450 m².
- Laid side by side, Iceland and French Guiana would cover 186,000 km², about the same size as Syria.
- Together they have 653,000 people, 1.06× as many people as Montenegro.
- Counted as a country, French Guiana would rank 116th by area and 180th by population.
Side by side
| Iceland | French Guiana | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | Overseas regionFrance |
| Area, measured | 102,000 km²39,500 mi² | 83,200 km²32,100 mi² |
| Official area | 103,000 km²Wikidata | 83,500 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 107th of 239worldwide | 2nd of 18in France |
| Population | 364,000Wikidata, 2019 | 288,000Wikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 177th of 237worldwide | 18th of 18in France |
| Density | 3.6 per km² | 3.5 per km² |
| Capital | Reykjavík | Cayenne |
| Latitude range | 63°N to 67°N | 2°N to 6°N |
Population: Wikidata 2019 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 103,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 102,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 83,500 km² agrees with our measured area of 83,200 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
- 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