Saarland is 1.03× the size of Réunion (France)
Saarland (state of Germany) covers about 2,650 km² (1,020 mi²) and Réunion (France) (overseas region of France) about 2,580 km² (997 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 2,650km²Saarland
- 2,580km²Réunion (France)
20 km
- Saarland
- Réunion (France)
What fits
- Réunion (France) is 97% of the size of Saarland.
- Saarland is larger by 71.8 km² (27.7 mi²), which is 2.8% of the area of Réunion (France).
- Measured in Belgiums: Saarland is about 0.09, Réunion (France) about 0.08.
How they differ
- Saarland also has the larger population: 1.0 million against 881,000, 1.14× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 379 in Saarland against 341 in Réunion (France): Saarland is 1.11× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,190 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Saarland at 49°N is drawn about 2.4× too large and Réunion (France) at 21°S about 1.1×, so the map shows Saarland as 2.11× the size of Réunion (France) instead of 1.03×.
- Together Saarland and Réunion (France) cover 5,240 km², close to the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km², 2.2% smaller).
- At Réunion (France)'s density, Saarland would have 906,000 people (it has 1.0 million). At Saarland's density, Réunion (France) would have 980,000 (it has 881,000).
- Saarland's centre is 70.5° of latitude, about 7,840 km, farther north than Réunion (France)'s.
- Saarland is the 13th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 0.7% of its area; it is the 5th most densely populated of them.
- 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.
- Saarland lies about 70° of latitude (roughly 7,840 km) north of Réunion (France), on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Saarland would have about 2,640 m² and each person in Réunion (France) about 2,930 m².
- Laid side by side, Saarland and Réunion (France) would cover 5,240 km², about the same size as Trinidad and Tobago.
- Together they have 1.9 million people, about as many people as Guinea-Bissau.
Side by side
| Saarland | Réunion (France) | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateGermany | Overseas regionFrance |
| Area, measured | 2,650 km²1,020 mi² | 2,580 km²997 mi² |
| Official area | 2,570 km²Wikidata | 2,510 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 13th of 16in Germany | 15th of 18in France |
| Population | 1.0 millionWikidata, 2022 | 881,000Wikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 15th of 16in Germany | 13th of 18in France |
| Density | 379 per km² | 341 per km² |
| Capital | Saarbrücken | Saint-Denis |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 50°N | 21°S to 21°S |
Population: Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 2,650 km² is 3.3% above Wikidata's official figure of 2,570 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- 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.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- 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