Île-de-France is 1.11× the size of Abruzzo
Île-de-France (region of France) covers about 12,100 km² (4,670 mi²) and Abruzzo (region of Italy) about 10,900 km² (4,210 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 12,100km²Île-de-France
- 10,900km²Abruzzo
50 km
- Île-de-France
- Abruzzo
What fits
- Abruzzo is 90% of the size of Île-de-France.
- Île-de-France is larger by 1,210 km² (469 mi²), which is 11% of the area of Abruzzo.
- Measured in Belgiums: Île-de-France is about 0.39, Abruzzo about 0.36.
How they differ
- Île-de-France also has the larger population: 12.4 million against 1.3 million, 9.46× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,023 in Île-de-France against 120 in Abruzzo: Île-de-France is 8.51× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,140 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Île-de-France at 49°N is drawn about 2.3× too large and Abruzzo at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Île-de-France as 1.40× the size of Abruzzo instead of 1.11×.
- Together Île-de-France and Abruzzo cover 23,000 km², close to the size of Belize (22,300 km², 3.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,210 km², is about the size of São Tomé and Príncipe (1,040 km²).
- At Abruzzo's density, Île-de-France would have 1.5 million people (it has 12.4 million). At Île-de-France's density, Abruzzo would have 11.1 million (it has 1.3 million).
- Île-de-France's centre is 6.5° of latitude, about 720 km, farther north than Abruzzo's.
- Île-de-France is the 13th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 1.9% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
- Abruzzo is the 13th largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 3.6% of its area; it is the 14th most densely populated of them.
- Île-de-France lies about 6° of latitude (roughly 720 km) north of Abruzzo.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Île-de-France would have about 980 m² and each person in Abruzzo about 8,320 m².
- Laid side by side, Île-de-France and Abruzzo would cover 23,000 km², 1.03× the size of Belize.
- Together they have 13.7 million people, about as many people as Burundi.
Side by side
| Île-de-France | Abruzzo | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionFrance | RegionItaly |
| Area, measured | 12,100 km²4,670 mi² | 10,900 km²4,210 mi² |
| Official area | 12,000 km²Wikidata | 10,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 13th of 18in France | 13th of 20in Italy |
| Population | 12.4 millionWikidata, 2022 | 1.3 millionWikidata, 2019 |
| Rank by population | 1st of 18in France | 14th of 20in Italy |
| Density | 1,023 per km² | 120 per km² |
| Capital | Paris | L'Aquila |
| Latitude range | 48°N to 49°N | 42°N to 43°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2019. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 12,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 12,100 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 10,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 10,900 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 Île-de-France is the departments Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders. The outline of Abruzzo is the provinces 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