Iceland is 19.2× the size of La Rioja
Iceland (Europe) covers about 102,000 km² (39,500 mi²) and La Rioja (autonomous community of Spain) about 5,330 km² (2,060 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 102,000km²Iceland
- 5,330km²La Rioja
100 km
- Iceland
- La Rioja
What fits
- La Rioja fits inside Iceland about 19.2 times by area.
- Iceland is larger by 97,100 km² (37,500 mi²), which is 1,820% of the area of La Rioja.
- Measured in Belgiums: Iceland is about 3.34, La Rioja about 0.17.
How they differ
- Iceland also has the larger population: 364,000 against 324,000, 1.12× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 61 in La Rioja against 3.6 in Iceland: La Rioja is 17.1× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,720 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Iceland at 65°N is drawn about 5.6× too large and La Rioja at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Iceland as 58.9× the size of La Rioja instead of 19.2×.
- Together Iceland and La Rioja cover 108,000 km², close to the size of Guatemala (109,000 km², 1.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 97,100 km², is about the size of South Korea (98,500 km²).
- At La Rioja's density, Iceland would have 6.2 million people (it has 364,000). At Iceland's density, La Rioja would have 19,000 (it has 324,000).
- Iceland's centre is 22.7° of latitude, about 2,530 km, farther north than La Rioja's.
- Iceland ranks 108th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- La Rioja is the 16th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 15th most densely populated of them.
- Iceland lies about 23° of latitude (roughly 2,530 km) north of La Rioja.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Iceland would have about 281,090 m² and each person in La Rioja about 16,440 m².
- Laid side by side, Iceland and La Rioja would cover 108,000 km², about the same size as Guatemala.
- Together they have 689,000 people, about as many people as Luxembourg.
- Counted as a country, La Rioja would rank 174th by area and 178th by population.
Side by side
| Iceland | La Rioja | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 102,000 km²39,500 mi² | 5,330 km²2,060 mi² |
| Official area | 103,000 km²Wikidata | 5,050 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 107th of 239worldwide | 16th of 19in Spain |
| Population | 364,000Wikidata, 2019 | 324,000Wikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 177th of 237worldwide | 17th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 3.6 per km² | 61 per km² |
| Capital | Reykjavík | Logroño |
| Latitude range | 63°N to 67°N | 42°N to 43°N |
Population: Wikidata 2019 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 103,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 102,000 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 5,330 km² is 5.7% above Wikidata's official figure of 5,050 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
Similar in size to Iceland
Similar in size to La Rioja
More from the same country
More comparisons
Send it to someone who won’t believe it
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