Normandy is 1.18× the size of Maryland
Normandy (region of France) covers about 30,100 km² (11,600 mi²) and Maryland (state of the United States) about 25,500 km² (9,830 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 30,100km²Normandy
- 25,500km²Maryland
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- Normandy
- Maryland
What fits
- Maryland is 85% of the size of Normandy.
- Normandy is larger by 4,670 km² (1,800 mi²), which is 18% of the area of Maryland.
- Measured in Belgiums: Normandy is about 0.98, Maryland about 0.83.
How they differ
- Normandy is larger, but Maryland has the larger population: 6.2 million against 3.3 million, 1.85× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 243 in Maryland against 111 in Normandy: Maryland is 2.19× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,970 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Normandy at 49°N is drawn about 2.3× too large and Maryland at 39°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Normandy as 1.67× the size of Maryland instead of 1.18×.
- Together Normandy and Maryland cover 55,600 km², close to the size of Croatia (55,000 km², 1.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 4,670 km², is about the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²).
- At Maryland's density, Normandy would have 7.3 million people (it has 3.3 million). At Normandy's density, Maryland would have 2.8 million (it has 6.2 million).
- Normandy's centre is 10.1° of latitude, about 1,120 km, farther north than Maryland's.
- Normandy is the 11th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 4.7% of its area; it is the 11th most densely populated of them.
- Maryland is the 42nd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.3% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Normandy lies about 10° of latitude (roughly 1,120 km) north of Maryland.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Normandy would have about 9,020 m² and each person in Maryland about 4,120 m².
- Laid side by side, Normandy and Maryland would cover 55,600 km², about the same size as Croatia.
- Together they have 9.5 million people, about as many people as Tajikistan.
Side by side
| Normandy | Maryland | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionFrance | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 30,100 km²11,600 mi² | 25,500 km²9,830 mi² |
| Official area | 29,900 km²Wikidata | 32,100 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 11th of 18in France | 42nd of 51in the United States |
| Population | 3.3 millionWikidata, 2022 | 6.2 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 10th of 18in France | 18th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 111 per km² | 243 per km² |
| Capital | Rouen | Annapolis |
| Latitude range | 48°N to 50°N | 38°N to 40°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 29,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 30,100 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 25,500 km² is 21% below Wikidata's official figure of 32,100 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Normandy 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