Norway is 6.66× the size of Grand Est
Norway (Europe) covers about 382,000 km² (147,000 mi²) and Grand Est (region of France) about 57,400 km² (22,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 382,000km²Norway
- 57,400km²Grand Est
500 km
- Norway
- Grand Est
What fits
- Grand Est fits inside Norway about 6.66 times by area.
- Norway is larger by 325,000 km² (125,000 mi²), which is 566% of the area of Grand Est.
- Measured in Belgiums: Norway is about 12.5, Grand Est about 1.87.
How they differ
- Norway also has the larger population: 5.6 million against 5.6 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 97 in Grand Est against 15 in Norway: Grand Est is 6.58× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,010 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Norway at 66°N is drawn about 6.2× too large and Grand Est at 49°N about 2.3×, so the map shows Norway as 18.1× the size of Grand Est instead of 6.66×.
- Together Norway and Grand Est cover 439,000 km², close to the size of Iraq (437,000 km², 0.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 325,000 km², is about the size of Malaysia (328,000 km²).
- At Grand Est's density, Norway would have 37.0 million people (it has 5.6 million). At Norway's density, Grand Est would have 845,000 (it has 5.6 million).
- Norway's centre is 17.7° of latitude, about 1,970 km, farther north than Grand Est's.
- Norway ranks 63rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Grand Est is the 5th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 9.0% of its area; it is the 12th most densely populated of them.
- Norway lies about 18° of latitude (roughly 1,970 km) north of Grand Est.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Norway would have about 67,890 m² and each person in Grand Est about 10,320 m².
- Laid side by side, Norway and Grand Est would cover 439,000 km², about the same size as Iraq.
- Together they have 11.2 million people, about as many people as Somalia.
- Counted as a country, Grand Est would rank 126th by area and 118th by population.
Side by side
| Norway | Grand Est | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | RegionFrance |
| Area, measured | 382,000 km²147,000 mi² | 57,400 km²22,200 mi² |
| Official area | 385,000 km²Wikidata | 57,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 62nd of 239worldwide | 5th of 18in France |
| Population | 5.6 millionWikidata, 2026 | 5.6 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 117th of 237worldwide | 6th of 18in France |
| Density | 15 per km² | 97 per km² |
| Capital | Oslo | Strasbourg |
| Latitude range | 58°N to 81°N | 47°N to 50°N |
Population: Wikidata 2026 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 385,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 382,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 57,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 57,400 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain. The outline of Grand Est 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