Thuringia is 1.33× the size of Île-de-France
Thuringia (state of Germany) covers about 16,100 km² (6,200 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.
- 16,100km²Thuringia
- 12,100km²Île-de-France
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- Thuringia
- Île-de-France
What fits
- Île-de-France is 75% of the size of Thuringia.
- Thuringia is larger by 3,960 km² (1,530 mi²), which is 33% of the area of Île-de-France.
- Measured in Belgiums: Thuringia is about 0.52, Île-de-France about 0.39.
How they differ
- Thuringia is larger, but Île-de-France has the larger population: 12.4 million against 2.1 million, 5.87× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,023 in Île-de-France against 131 in Thuringia: Île-de-France is 7.79× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 658 km apart.
- Together Thuringia and Île-de-France cover 28,200 km², close to the size of Albania (28,300 km², 0.6% bigger).
- The gap between them, 3,960 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At Île-de-France's density, Thuringia would have 16.4 million people (it has 2.1 million). At Thuringia's density, Île-de-France would have 1.6 million (it has 12.4 million).
- Thuringia's centre is 2.2° of latitude, about 240 km, farther north than Île-de-France's.
- Thuringia is the 11th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 4.5% of its area; it is the 13th 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.
- Thuringia lies about 2° of latitude (roughly 243 km) north of Île-de-France.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Thuringia would have about 7,610 m² and each person in Île-de-France about 980 m².
- Laid side by side, Thuringia and Île-de-France would cover 28,200 km², about the same size as Albania.
- Together they have 14.5 million people, about as many people as Rwanda.
Side by side
| Thuringia | Île-de-France | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateGermany | RegionFrance |
| Area, measured | 16,100 km²6,200 mi² | 12,100 km²4,670 mi² |
| Official area | 16,200 km²Wikidata | 12,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 11th of 16in Germany | 13th of 18in France |
| Population | 2.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 12.4 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 12th of 16in Germany | 1st of 18in France |
| Density | 131 per km² | 1,023 per km² |
| Capital | Erfurt | 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 16,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 16,100 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