Occitania is 1.06× the size of Ireland
Occitania (region of France) covers about 73,500 km² (28,400 mi²) and Ireland (Europe) about 69,400 km² (26,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 73,500km²Occitania
- 69,400km²Ireland
100 km
- Occitania
- Ireland
What fits
- Ireland is 94% of the size of Occitania.
- Occitania is larger by 4,050 km² (1,560 mi²), which is 5.8% of the area of Ireland.
- Measured in Belgiums: Occitania is about 2.40, Ireland about 2.26.
How they differ
- Occitania also has the larger population: 6.1 million against 5.1 million, 1.18× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 83 in Occitania against 74 in Ireland: Occitania is 1.12× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,300 km apart.
- On a standard web map Ireland looks larger than Occitania: Occitania at 44°N is drawn about 1.9× too large and Ireland at 53°N about 2.8×, so the map shows Ireland as 1.37× the size of Occitania, when Occitania is 1.06× the size of Ireland.
- Together Occitania and Ireland cover 143,000 km², close to the size of Tajikistan (142,000 km², 0.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 4,050 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At Ireland's density, Occitania would have 5.4 million people (it has 6.1 million). At Occitania's density, Ireland would have 5.7 million (it has 5.1 million).
- Ireland's centre is 9.5° of latitude, about 1,050 km, farther north than Occitania's.
- Occitania is the 3rd largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 12% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- Ireland ranks 123rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Ireland lies about 9° of latitude (roughly 1,050 km) north of Occitania.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Occitania would have about 12,090 m² and each person in Ireland about 13,490 m².
- Laid side by side, Occitania and Ireland would cover 143,000 km², about the same size as Tajikistan.
- Together they have 11.2 million people, about as many people as Somalia.
- Counted as a country, Occitania would rank 119th by area and 114th by population.
Side by side
| Occitania | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionFrance | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 73,500 km²28,400 mi² | 69,400 km²26,800 mi² |
| Official area | 72,700 km²Wikidata | 69,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 3rd of 18in France | 122nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 6.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 4th of 18in France | 123rd of 237worldwide |
| Density | 83 per km² | 74 per km² |
| Capital | Toulouse | Dublin |
| Latitude range | 42°N to 45°N | 51°N to 55°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 72,700 km² agrees with our measured area of 73,500 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 69,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 69,400 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 Occitania 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