Réunion (France) is 1.10× the size of Australian Capital Territory

What fits

• Australian Capital Territory is 91% of the size of Réunion (France).
• Réunion (France) is larger by 233 km² (90.0 mi²), which is 9.9% of the area of Australian Capital Territory.
• Measured in Belgiums: Réunion (France) is about 0.08, Australian Capital Territory about 0.08.

How they differ

• Réunion (France) also has the larger population: 881,000 against 482,000, 1.83× as many people.
• Per square kilometre that is 341 in Réunion (France) against 205 in Australian Capital Territory: Réunion (France) is 1.66× as densely populated.
• Their centres are about 8,960 km apart.
• On a standard web map Australian Capital Territory looks larger than Réunion (France): Réunion (France) at 21°S is drawn about 1.1× too large and Australian Capital Territory at 35°S about 1.5×, so the map shows Australian Capital Territory as 1.19× the size of Réunion (France), when Réunion (France) is 1.10× the size of Australian Capital Territory.
• Together Réunion (France) and Australian Capital Territory cover 4,930 km², close to the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km², 3.9% bigger).
• The gap between them, 233 km², is about the size of Saint Kitts and Nevis (264 km²).
• At Australian Capital Territory's density, Réunion (France) would have 530,000 people (it has 881,000). At Réunion (France)'s density, Australian Capital Territory would have 802,000 (it has 482,000).
• Réunion (France)'s centre is 14.4° of latitude, about 1,600 km, farther north than Australian Capital Territory's.
• Réunion (France) is the 15th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 0.4% of its area; it is the 3rd most densely populated of them.
• Australian Capital Territory is the 8th largest of the 8 states and territories of Australia and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
• Réunion (France) lies about 14° of latitude (roughly 1,600 km) north of Australian Capital Territory.
• Shared out evenly, each person in Réunion (France) would have about 2,930 m² and each person in Australian Capital Territory about 4,880 m².
• Laid side by side, Réunion (France) and Australian Capital Territory would cover 4,930 km², 96% of the size of Trinidad and Tobago.
• Together they have 1.4 million people, about as many people as Trinidad and Tobago.
• Australian Capital Territory is drawn from 52 points: at a size under 2,500 km² the outline is a sketch, so the overlap shows the proportions rather than the exact shape.

Side by side

Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

• Our measured 2,580 km² is 2.8% above Wikidata's official figure of 2,510 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
• Wikidata's official figure of 2,360 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,350 km², to within 2%.

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