Maine is 1.01× the size of French Guiana
Maine (state of the United States) covers about 84,300 km² (32,500 mi²) and French Guiana (overseas region of France) about 83,200 km² (32,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 84,300km²Maine
- 83,200km²French Guiana
100 km
- Maine
- French Guiana
What fits
- French Guiana is 99% of the size of Maine.
- Maine is larger by 1,070 km² (415 mi²), which is 1.3% of the area of French Guiana.
- Measured in Belgiums: Maine is about 2.75, French Guiana about 2.71.
How they differ
- Maine also has the larger population: 1.4 million against 288,000, 4.72× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 16 in Maine against 3.5 in French Guiana: Maine is 4.66× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,870 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Maine at 45°N is drawn about 2.0× too large and French Guiana at 4°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Maine as 2.04× the size of French Guiana instead of 1.01×.
- Together Maine and French Guiana cover 167,000 km², close to the size of Somaliland (167,000 km², 0.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,070 km², is about the size of São Tomé and Príncipe (1,040 km²).
- At French Guiana's density, Maine would have 292,000 people (it has 1.4 million). At Maine's density, French Guiana would have 1.3 million (it has 288,000).
- Maine's centre is 41.5° of latitude, about 4,610 km, farther north than French Guiana's.
- Maine is the 39th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.9% of its area; it is the 40th most densely populated of them.
- French Guiana is the 2nd largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 13% of its area; it is the 18th most densely populated of them.
- Maine lies about 41° of latitude (roughly 4,610 km) north of French Guiana.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Maine would have about 61,850 m² and each person in French Guiana about 288,450 m².
- Laid side by side, Maine and French Guiana would cover 167,000 km², 94% of the size of Uruguay.
- Together they have 1.7 million people, 90% as many people as North Macedonia.
Side by side
| Maine | French Guiana | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | Overseas regionFrance |
| Area, measured | 84,300 km²32,500 mi² | 83,200 km²32,100 mi² |
| Official area | 91,600 km²Wikidata | 83,500 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 39th of 51in the United States | 2nd of 18in France |
| Population | 1.4 millionWikidata, 2020 | 288,000Wikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 42nd of 51in the United States | 18th of 18in France |
| Density | 16 per km² | 3.5 per km² |
| Capital | Augusta | Cayenne |
| Latitude range | 43°N to 47°N | 2°N to 6°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 84,300 km² is 8.1% below Wikidata's official figure of 91,600 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Wikidata's official figure of 83,500 km² agrees with our measured area of 83,200 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- 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