Île-de-France is 1.07× the size of Murcia
Île-de-France (region of France) covers about 12,100 km² (4,670 mi²) and Murcia (autonomous community of Spain) about 11,300 km² (4,370 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 12,100km²Île-de-France
- 11,300km²Murcia
50 km
- Île-de-France
- Murcia
What fits
- Murcia is 93% of the size of Île-de-France.
- Île-de-France is larger by 796 km² (307 mi²), which is 7.0% of the area of Murcia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Île-de-France is about 0.39, Murcia about 0.37.
How they differ
- Île-de-France also has the larger population: 12.4 million against 1.6 million, 7.88× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,023 in Île-de-France against 139 in Murcia: Île-de-France is 7.36× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,230 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Île-de-France at 49°N is drawn about 2.3× too large and Murcia at 38°N about 1.6×, so the map shows Île-de-France as 1.53× the size of Murcia instead of 1.07×.
- Together Île-de-France and Murcia cover 23,400 km², close to the size of Belize (22,300 km², 4.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 796 km², is about the size of Dominica (730 km²).
- At Murcia's density, Île-de-France would have 1.7 million people (it has 12.4 million). At Île-de-France's density, Murcia would have 11.6 million (it has 1.6 million).
- Île-de-France's centre is 10.7° of latitude, about 1,190 km, farther north than Murcia'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.
- Murcia is the 9th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 2.2% of its area; it is the 9th most densely populated of them.
- Île-de-France lies about 11° of latitude (roughly 1,190 km) north of Murcia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Île-de-France would have about 980 m² and each person in Murcia about 7,190 m².
- Laid side by side, Île-de-France and Murcia would cover 23,400 km², 1.05× the size of Belize.
- Together they have 14.0 million people, about as many people as Benin.
Side by side
| Île-de-France | Murcia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionFrance | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 12,100 km²4,670 mi² | 11,300 km²4,370 mi² |
| Official area | 12,000 km²Wikidata | 11,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 13th of 18in France | 9th of 19in Spain |
| Population | 12.4 millionWikidata, 2022 | 1.6 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 1st of 18in France | 10th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 1,023 per km² | 139 per km² |
| Capital | Paris | Murcia City |
| Latitude range | 48°N to 49°N | 37°N to 39°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2024. 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 11,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 11,300 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.
- 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