Lombardy is 1.03× the size of Valencian Community
Lombardy (region of Italy) covers about 24,000 km² (9,260 mi²) and Valencian Community (autonomous community of Spain) about 23,300 km² (8,980 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 24,000km²Lombardy
- 23,300km²Valencian Community
50 km
- Lombardy
- Valencian Community
What fits
- Valencian Community is 97% of the size of Lombardy.
- Lombardy is larger by 710 km² (274 mi²), which is 3.1% of the area of Valencian Community.
- Measured in Belgiums: Lombardy is about 0.78, Valencian Community about 0.76.
How they differ
- Lombardy also has the larger population: 10.1 million against 5.3 million, 1.89× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 420 in Lombardy against 229 in Valencian Community: Lombardy is 1.84× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,090 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Lombardy at 46°N is drawn about 2.0× too large and Valencian Community at 39°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Lombardy as 1.26× the size of Valencian Community instead of 1.03×.
- Together Lombardy and Valencian Community cover 47,200 km², close to the size of Dominican Republic (48,400 km², 2.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 710 km², is about the size of Dominica (730 km²).
- At Valencian Community's density, Lombardy would have 5.5 million people (it has 10.1 million). At Lombardy's density, Valencian Community would have 9.8 million (it has 5.3 million).
- Lombardy's centre is 6.2° of latitude, about 690 km, farther north than Valencian Community's.
- Lombardy is the 4th largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 8.0% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Valencian Community is the 8th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 4.6% of its area; it is the 8th most densely populated of them.
- Lombardy lies about 6° of latitude (roughly 692 km) north of Valencian Community.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Lombardy would have about 2,380 m² and each person in Valencian Community about 4,380 m².
- Laid side by side, Lombardy and Valencian Community would cover 47,200 km², about the same size as Dominican Republic.
- Together they have 15.4 million people, about as many people as Zimbabwe.
Side by side
| Lombardy | Valencian Community | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionItaly | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 24,000 km²9,260 mi² | 23,300 km²8,980 mi² |
| Official area | 23,900 km²Wikidata | 23,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 4th of 20in Italy | 8th of 19in Spain |
| Population | 10.1 millionWikidata, 2019 | 5.3 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 1st of 20in Italy | 4th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 420 per km² | 229 per km² |
| Capital | Milan | Valencia |
| Latitude range | 45°N to 47°N | 38°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2019 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 23,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 24,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 23,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 23,300 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 Lombardy and Valencian Community 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