Iowa is 1.71× the size of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Iowa (state of the United States) covers about 145,000 km² (56,200 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.
- 145,000km²Iowa
- 85,000km²Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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- Iowa
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
What fits
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine is 58% of the size of Iowa.
- Iowa is larger by 60,500 km² (23,300 mi²), which is 71% of the area of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
- Measured in Belgiums: Iowa is about 4.74, Nouvelle-Aquitaine about 2.77.
How they differ
- Iowa is larger, but Nouvelle-Aquitaine has the larger population: 6.1 million against 3.2 million, 1.92× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 72 in Nouvelle-Aquitaine against 22 in Iowa: Nouvelle-Aquitaine is 3.28× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,090 km apart.
- Together Iowa and Nouvelle-Aquitaine cover 230,000 km², close to the size of Laos (228,000 km², 1.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 60,500 km², is about the size of Togo (56,900 km²).
- At Nouvelle-Aquitaine's density, Iowa would have 10.5 million people (it has 3.2 million). At Iowa's density, Nouvelle-Aquitaine would have 1.9 million (it has 6.1 million).
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine's centre is 3.1° of latitude, about 350 km, farther north than Iowa's.
- Iowa is the 26th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.5% of its area; it is the 35th 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 3° of latitude (roughly 345 km) north of Iowa.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Iowa would have about 45,590 m² and each person in Nouvelle-Aquitaine about 13,900 m².
- Laid side by side, Iowa and Nouvelle-Aquitaine would cover 230,000 km², about the same size as Laos.
- Together they have 9.3 million people, about as many people as Tajikistan.
Side by side
| Iowa | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | RegionFrance |
| Area, measured | 145,000 km²56,200 mi² | 85,000 km²32,800 mi² |
| Official area | 146,000 km²Wikidata | 84,100 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 26th of 51in the United States | 1st of 18in France |
| Population | 3.2 millionWikidata, 2020 | 6.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 31st of 51in the United States | 3rd of 18in France |
| Density | 22 per km² | 72 per km² |
| Capital | Des Moines | Bordeaux |
| Latitude range | 40°N to 44°N | 43°N to 47°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 146,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 145,000 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