Nouvelle-Aquitaine is 3.34× the size of Maryland
Nouvelle-Aquitaine (region of France) covers about 85,000 km² (32,800 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.
- 85,000km²Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- 25,500km²Maryland
100 km
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Maryland
What fits
- Maryland fits inside Nouvelle-Aquitaine about 3.34 times by area.
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine is larger by 59,500 km² (23,000 mi²), which is 234% of the area of Maryland.
- Measured in Belgiums: Nouvelle-Aquitaine is about 2.77, Maryland about 0.83.
How they differ
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine is larger, but Maryland has the larger population: 6.2 million against 6.1 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 243 in Maryland against 72 in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: Maryland is 3.37× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,140 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Nouvelle-Aquitaine at 45°N is drawn about 2.0× too large and Maryland at 39°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Nouvelle-Aquitaine as 4.05× the size of Maryland instead of 3.34×.
- Together Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Maryland cover 110,000 km², close to the size of Cuba (110,000 km², 0.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 59,500 km², is about the size of Togo (56,900 km²).
- At Maryland's density, Nouvelle-Aquitaine would have 20.6 million people (it has 6.1 million). At Nouvelle-Aquitaine's density, Maryland would have 1.8 million (it has 6.2 million).
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine's centre is 6.1° of latitude, about 680 km, farther north than Maryland's.
- 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.
- 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.
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine lies about 6° of latitude (roughly 682 km) north of Maryland.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Nouvelle-Aquitaine would have about 13,900 m² and each person in Maryland about 4,120 m².
- Laid side by side, Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Maryland would cover 110,000 km², about the same size as Cuba.
- Together they have 12.3 million people, about as many people as Bolivia.
Side by side
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Maryland | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionFrance | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 85,000 km²32,800 mi² | 25,500 km²9,830 mi² |
| Official area | 84,100 km²Wikidata | 32,100 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 1st of 18in France | 42nd of 51in the United States |
| Population | 6.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 6.2 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 3rd of 18in France | 18th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 72 per km² | 243 per km² |
| Capital | Bordeaux | Annapolis |
| Latitude range | 43°N to 47°N | 38°N to 40°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 84,100 km² agrees with our measured area of 85,000 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 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