Illinois is 1.77× the size of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Illinois (state of the United States) covers about 150,000 km² (58,000 mi²) and Nouvelle-Aquitaine (region of France) about 85,000 km² (32,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 150,000km²Illinois
- 85,000km²Nouvelle-Aquitaine
100 km
- Illinois
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
What fits
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine is 57% of the size of Illinois.
- Illinois is larger by 65,200 km² (25,200 mi²), which is 77% of the area of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
- Measured in Belgiums: Illinois is about 4.90, Nouvelle-Aquitaine about 2.77.
How they differ
- Illinois also has the larger population: 12.8 million against 6.1 million, 2.10× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 85 in Illinois against 72 in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: Illinois is 1.19× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,940 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Illinois at 40°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Nouvelle-Aquitaine at 45°N about 2.0×, so the map shows Illinois as 1.50× the size of Nouvelle-Aquitaine instead of 1.77×.
- Together Illinois and Nouvelle-Aquitaine cover 235,000 km², close to the size of Romania (236,000 km², 0.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 65,200 km², is about the size of Lithuania (64,900 km²).
- At Nouvelle-Aquitaine's density, Illinois would have 10.8 million people (it has 12.8 million). At Illinois's density, Nouvelle-Aquitaine would have 7.3 million (it has 6.1 million).
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine's centre is 5.1° of latitude, about 570 km, farther north than Illinois's.
- Illinois is the 24th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.6% of its area; it is the 14th most densely populated of them.
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine is the largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 13% of its area; it is the 14th most densely populated of them.
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine lies about 5° of latitude (roughly 565 km) north of Illinois.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Illinois would have about 11,720 m² and each person in Nouvelle-Aquitaine about 13,900 m².
- Laid side by side, Illinois and Nouvelle-Aquitaine would cover 235,000 km², about the same size as Romania.
- Together they have 18.9 million people, about as many people as Romania.
Side by side
| Illinois | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | RegionFrance |
| Area, measured | 150,000 km²58,000 mi² | 85,000 km²32,800 mi² |
| Official area | 150,000 km²Wikidata | 84,100 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 24th of 51in the United States | 1st of 18in France |
| Population | 12.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 6.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 6th of 51in the United States | 3rd of 18in France |
| Density | 85 per km² | 72 per km² |
| Capital | Springfield | Bordeaux |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 43°N | 43°N to 47°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 150,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 150,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 84,100 km² agrees with our measured area of 85,000 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 Nouvelle-Aquitaine 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