Saxony is 1.50× the size of Île-de-France
Saxony (state of Germany) covers about 18,200 km² (7,010 mi²) and Île-de-France (region of France) about 12,100 km² (4,670 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 18,200km²Saxony
- 12,100km²Île-de-France
50 km
- Saxony
- Île-de-France
What fits
- Île-de-France is 67% of the size of Saxony.
- Saxony is larger by 6,060 km² (2,340 mi²), which is 50% of the area of Île-de-France.
- Measured in Belgiums: Saxony is about 0.59, Île-de-France about 0.39.
How they differ
- Saxony is larger, but Île-de-France has the larger population: 12.4 million against 4.1 million, 3.03× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,023 in Île-de-France against 225 in Saxony: Île-de-France is 4.55× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 819 km apart.
- Together Saxony and Île-de-France cover 30,300 km², close to the size of Lesotho (30,100 km², 0.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 6,060 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Île-de-France's density, Saxony would have 18.6 million people (it has 4.1 million). At Saxony's density, Île-de-France would have 2.7 million (it has 12.4 million).
- Saxony's centre is 2.3° of latitude, about 260 km, farther north than Île-de-France's.
- Saxony is the 10th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 5.1% of its area; it is the 8th most densely populated of them.
- Île-de-France is the 13th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 1.9% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
- Saxony lies about 2° of latitude (roughly 260 km) north of Île-de-France.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Saxony would have about 4,450 m² and each person in Île-de-France about 980 m².
- Laid side by side, Saxony and Île-de-France would cover 30,300 km², about the same size as Lesotho.
- Together they have 16.5 million people, about as many people as Senegal.
Side by side
| Saxony | Île-de-France | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateGermany | RegionFrance |
| Area, measured | 18,200 km²7,010 mi² | 12,100 km²4,670 mi² |
| Official area | 18,400 km²Wikidata | 12,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 10th of 16in Germany | 13th of 18in France |
| Population | 4.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 12.4 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 7th of 16in Germany | 1st of 18in France |
| Density | 225 per km² | 1,023 per km² |
| Capital | Dresden | Paris |
| Latitude range | 50°N to 52°N | 48°N to 49°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 18,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 18,200 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 12,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 12,100 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Île-de-France 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